Author Archives: Intentional Faith

I am on vacation but will forward some thoughts as often as I can. “Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. (Matthew 11:29a, Msg) As Larry Crabb describes it in his book, The Safest Place on Earth, “… we should expect to grope a bit, to know we’re alwaysContinue reading “Don’t Stop Learning”

“And I am sure that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on that day when Christ Jesus comes back again.” (Philippians 1:6, NLT) As I get older I see life in segments. There’s no longer a rush to do it all – and toContinue reading “Do I Get Up Again?”

Erma Bombeck was one of my favorite people.  Here is a mediation that follows her gift. I inherited my mother’s arm. The three of us girls each received unique qualities and character traits from our mother. One sister got her gracefulness. The other inherited her decorating skills. But me? I have her restraining arm. YouContinue reading “My Mother’s Arm”

“Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don’t try to figure out everything on your own. Listen for God’s voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he’s the one who will keep you on track.” (Proverbs 3:5-6, Msg) This is one of my favorite passages in the book of Proverbs because it soContinue reading “Stay on Track”

"Don’t let the errors of evil people lead you down the wrong path and make you lose your balance." (2 Peter 3:17, CEV) One of the events in the summer Olympics is the pentathlon. It is composed of five events: pistol shooting, fencing, horseback riding, running, and swimming. The pentathlons’ goal is to succeed inContinue reading “Don’t Lose Your Balance”

  “Love means living the way God commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is this: Live a life of love.” (2 John 1:6, NCV) Life is all about love. Because God is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love.Continue reading “Living God’s Way”

Relax: How you define life determines your destiny. The way you view life is your description of how life works and what you expect from it.  It influences your life more than you realize and determines your expectations, values, relationships, goals, and priorities. Read: "What is your life?" (James 4:14b, NIV) Reflect: To fulfill theContinue reading “A Life View”

Like all pastors, I am dedicated to equipping you as a disciple of Christ.  To help you learn more of him and become more life him so that you can be used by him.  To further that goal, I will be altering my blog to include not only helpful information but a consistent plan forContinue reading “15 Minutes with God”

Thank you for your patience these last two weeks.  Marcia and I were gone on family business and personal travel.  Visited our nation’s capital to renew the source of our national pride.  A great place to visit but you wouldn’t want to live there. Now back to words that change your life: CHURCH a bodyContinue reading “I’m Back”

I will be in PA for a while with Marcia’s mother, so try a blog or two when near a computer.  Thanks for your prayers. Michael