Close, but no cigar!

Close, but no cigar!

For some of you who are not into golf, I encourage you to still read this. Maybe you can relate to it in some way. Every avid golfer wants to do at least two things over their career. A hole-in-one, and to shoot your age. One afternoon on the 17th hole at Bent Tree...
Revival

Revival

REVIVAL…is an act or instance of reviving; the state of being revived. Of course, it has several other more definitive and diverse meanings. It can be tied to a contract, economy, Broadway show, a publication, neighborhood; and yes, an old-fashioned tent revival....
More than you can handle = Reliance on God

More than you can handle = Reliance on God

This week’s message is from PJ Joy, a new friend. Last week was from my granddaughter, Sarah Peyton Ellerman. I believe you’ll be enriched and encouraged. More than you can handle = Reliance on God  2 Corinthians 1:8-9   “We do not want you to be uninformed,...
Flourish Like a Palm Tree

Flourish Like a Palm Tree

I had the opportunity to return overseas to a country in West Africa to help lead a mission trip with our High School students through the church. Last year we helped come alongside local pastors by putting on a VBS in a nearby village. This year the pastors asked us...
What is love?

What is love?

Would you agree, love is such a complicated thing, so misunderstood. But it’s the very essence of life, a fruitful life. To make things worse, or to possibly clarify, there are four types of love in the Greek language. Eros – Erotic, emotional, sexual Storgeo –...