Category: Faith

  • Restored Minds – the 5th message in a sermon series called “Restoration,” preached on April 2, 2017 at First Church of Coral Springs

    Restored Minds – the 5th message in a sermon series called “Restoration,” preached on April 2, 2017 at First Church of Coral Springs

    We’ve been talking, lately, about how God takes broken things and restores them into something new.  Today, I want to talk about the most broken thing of all – our minds.  I’m sorry to tell you this – you have broken mind and it needs restoration.  If you think I’m…

  • I was wrong…

    I was wrong…

    I’ve been wrong.  I’ve been wrong a lot. My parents, my wife, my friends, my coworkers and my children can all confirm that I’ve been wrong. I’ve made wrong decisions and wrong choices. I’ve been on the wrong side of arguments. I’ve been wrong about people – sometimes trusting people I…

  • Home

    Home

    The home, pictured above, is the setting of two of my favorite movies – “Father of the Bride” and “Father of the Bride, II.”  It is the movie-home of the fictional Banks family, where George and Nina Banks lovingly raised their three children – including late night one-on-one basketball games…

  • Foreknowing, Causing, Allowing…

    Foreknowing, Causing, Allowing…

    In my Lenten small group, this morning, we were debating if God allows tragedy, causes tragedy, or both.  Though the word wasn’t used this morning, God’s foreknowledge also comes into play.  If God knows everything, then God knows what is going to happen in advance.  If God knows a tragic…