Category: pastor

“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” – Mark Twain.               The stunning news that one of America’s greatest enemies, Osama Bin Laden had been killed awaited me and many others in the early hours of May 2. To hear the news that this man who has… Continue reading In The Eyes of My Child

            Last night as I was scrolling through my list of emails and messages one came up that stopped me cold. In the late hours of Wednesday afternoon Pastor David Wilkerson was involved in a tragic accident in which he lost his life. All I could do was bow my head and blink back the… Continue reading Called Home

            In the early morning hours on a recent trip to Mexico I was once again confronted with the heartbreaking reality of our world. As my wife and I walked the streets of one of the world’s most beautiful paradises, we were both feeling the peace of a good meal and the enjoyment of being… Continue reading Mad World

             I can’t believe what I am about to admit to. I’m going to confess to something and then place it on the internet for all to see. My confession is probably going to cause some of you to question my hipness and to question the influence of pop culture on my taste. Well, here… Continue reading Protecting Your Investment

The conversation below is a factual account of my wife and son discussing his new shoes. Jessica M. Morrow-Farley   Don’t try to figure out boys. I shopped for hours for the perfect brown dress shoes for Alex that he needed for school. Nothing was quite right, and because I thought it was a social… Continue reading Scuff Marks

           As we move forward in the brave new world that we live in I find it increasingly important to examine how we’re to cope with the seemingly unrestricted access technology has to our lives. From the phone, which is in many ways an electronic handcuff, to social networking in its many forms, there is… Continue reading Defending Your Peace

            I find the study of the New Testament church, as documented in the book of Acts, to be one of the most fascinating studies that I have encountered as a minister. As one who has followed the calling like so many before, I find that being in the ministry and tracing the origins and… Continue reading Chasing the Trend

Hebrews 11:1 (NKJV) 1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.  The only way to tell this story is in the order of events as it actually happened.    Several months ago my mother-in-law was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer.  It had originated in the breast and… Continue reading Evidence

Colossians 1:1 – 2 (NKJV) 1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, 2To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse: Grace to you and peace from God our Father £and the Lord Jesus Christ.                 There are the moments when reading the Bible… Continue reading I Am By His Will

             Over the last few years I have seen the American church deteriorate into a very angry, vocal, defiant, bitter, name-calling throng with enough division to kill any chance that the command that we be known by our love will be achieved.  It not only seems, but is supported by numerous surveys of the American… Continue reading The Gospel of Hate