Thoughts, Convictions, and Simple Journals

  • Obedience and Authentically Walking With God – 1 Samuel 15

    On Saturday, January 31st it was a great privilege to be able to meet up with a group of men at the Man Up breakfast at Trinity Baptist Church in Bartlesville, OK. For those interested, here is the message in full here. For more information about future Man Up events, contact Caleb Gordon. Obedience and… Read more

  • Men’s Discipleship Conference – Dr. Richard Spann

    Men’s Discipleship Conference Dr. Richard Spann Sat, Jan 24th, 2015 Recently Dr. Spann spoke to the area Bartlesville, OK area men at the Grace Community Church. Below are the three messages. Richard Spann grew up in Wichita, Kansas.  After attending Seattle Pacific University, he completed Medical School in Kansas City.  He furthered his medical training… Read more

  • Arise and Depart

    Arise and Depart “Arise ye and depart.” – Micah 2:10 Sometimes the believer is drawn and weaned from the earth. But if we are not disposed to lessen our connection with this world, the Lord knows how to drive as well as to draw us. He can put a thorn in our nest and cause… Read more

  • Prayer and Praying Men and Women

    “Lord, stamp eternity on my eyeballs.” Jonathan Edwards If there has been anything the Lord has been impressing upon me, deeper and deeper, and almost everyday of my salvation since May of 2001, it is this, seek the present reality of God, in power, in truth, in communion, and this all bathed outside the limelight… Read more

  • Prayer Request

    Below is a few transactions that have been going on with my 9 year old son. I take this deadly serious and need tremendous wisdom, timing and the power of God’s mighty hand. So if you would, please pray. Yesterday from my wife: “Pray with me please! I teach the God of the Bible to… Read more

  • Christ Came For This Reason

    Christ Came For This Reason

    Often we forget, or for many who have never learned, that Jesus Christ came, bringing salvation and a powerful grace, crying out some of His last words on the cross, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” (Matthew 27:48) When He cried out these words, He must have snapped the attention of every religious person in the crowd… Read more