Posts from February 2019

Posts from February 2019

Teamwork?

I love basketball.  Always have.  I was blessed to play a bit in high school and college and I still dabble in it in my old age 🙂  One of the ways I stay connected to the game is by helping coach varsity basketball at the high school where my son attends.  I really enjoy it.  I think sports teaches lessons in life that really not much else can.  One of the best lessons it teaches revolves around teamwork.  I…

Equipped

Ephesians 4:11-12, “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, TO EQUIP THE SAINTS for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.” (ESV…emphasis mine) Those verses (and the others that surround them) have become so important to me.  In my many years of preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, I don’t feel like I have done this well.  I have tried to preach lessons that convict and call people to a deeper level of…