People, Prayer and Provision

It was tough that first year of marriage.  Lisa and I were married for 6 months and then moved away from our families in Detroit to pursue ministry in Nashville.  We packed all of our stuff into a small U-haul and my dilapidated little Plymouth horizon (that first and...

Christianese 101

Because tone is difficult to relay in writing let me preface this with the understanding that this chapter is written partially “tongue in cheek” with a half smirk on my face for a majority of the time that I typed it.  Not that it doesn’t carry an element of truth,...

Redeeming the Time…

Ok, I wrote this a while ago and hid it…Then, last night I spoke with a friend who has experienced some extremely difficult roads and decided to be honest and release her feelings…As I encouraged her to release those things and remain transparent for others to learn...

Make Your Treasure What God Treasures…

I couldn’t have written this chapter 3 years ago because I didn’t really understand what I am about to convey… I had a head knowledge but not a heart knowledge.   I spent 11 years of marriage trying to NOT have a baby. My dad told me, “Son, you need to have a...

It’s Your Move

In the previous chapter, Naked Under Our Clothes I addressed people allowing justification to be a reason for them to sin.  In this chapter I would like to address the progression of sin.   The Bible says that “The Wages of Sin is Death”!  Satan knows...