I wanted to open this new year with a tribute to a very special friend of mine that passed away several years ago.  His name was "Ray Pelletier".  Ray helped me a lot in my life when it came to, focusing on certain points, structuring my talks, and just how to be the person I needed to be.  One thing that Ray did was to write this book called, "Permission to Win."  In…

Christmas!  What a great time of the year!  My wife loves the holidays more than anyone.  The way she gets our home prepared for Christmas is quite the ordeal. If you looked at the way our house is decorated, you would be amazed.  She has everything that she does planned down to a science.  That must be the Event Coordinator in her.  Starting with the decorating on the outside, to the coordinating on the inside of the house.  She spends at least three hours on the tree alone.  Most of the…

Our heavenly Father has made it so easy but we make this life so hard. Matthew 6:33 seek first the Kingdom of Jesus Christ and all these things will be added to us. our parents many times sought things and it did not work. most people we know seek things more than they seek Jesus Christ and we have all the problems we have today. It started in the Garden of Eden when Adam had it good and wanted things. let us Keep it simple today and keep our eyes, ears, our desires, our focus on Jesus…

As we grow in Jesus Christ there is a tendency to grow in the revelation of who He is. I find that some times we spend too much time showing how much we know Him instead spending time actually getting to know him. On Sunday a preacher spends 45 minutes talking about Jesus Christ and for that time he may spend 10+ hours preparing for that time. the question is how much of that time did he actual spend relating to Jesus Christ. Father in Jesus Christ name help us to understand that you…