Recently I was at a convention and met several people I have admired from afar. I was also able to renew a few old acquaintances. Pat Williams, best-selling author, motivational speaker, and co-founder of the Orlando Magic, and I were able to catch up. I love Pat because he’s a leader, and he can give you a thousand quotes off the top of his head. Plus, he always has time for you.

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I’m sitting at the Sheraton on 16th street in Denver. I’ve just finished a lunch meeting with some folks from David C. Cook. At the lunch, the Cook team gave us some of the first copies of The Transformation Study Bible, edited by my friend Warren Wiersbe. Continue reading “The Transformation Study Bible” →

The story is told of a church that hung a picture of Christ in the back of the pulpit. When the preacher got up to speak one Sunday, a little boy asked his mom, “Who is that man standing so we can’t see Jesus?” That’s a great question. Continue reading “Just Give Me Jesus” →

Every year for the past five years, Sherwood has invested in an event known as the Freedom Festival. We host this event at our 82-acre Sports Park and Sherwood Christian Academy. Each year we see thousands coming for food and fun to celebrate our freedom. Continue reading “Freedom Festival” →

Whatever you want to call them, twits or tweets (“I thought I saw a puddy tat…I did, I did see a puddy tat!” Ops, wrong tweet.), I find them distracting. On the other hand, I may end up doing it just to keep up with the six billion people on the planet. I need to know when they are at Starbucks, doing yard work, picking up their kids, and cooking supper. These are facts people obviously think we all care about. Continue reading “Twits in Church” →