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Over the last few weeks I’ve taken a hard look at the messages I’ve preached since coming to OCC. What I found is a lot of topical preaching. Pick a topic and find a Scripture(s) to preach on that topic. I’ve dealt with things like church involvement, marriage, finances, OCC core values, etc. These topics [...]

I quoted a couple things from George Barna yesterday in my message. One quote came from an excerpt from his new book Revolutionary Parenting. Click here to read that excerpt. Also, I’ve posted two links to other articles by Barna. These were very eye-opening to me. I hope you’ll read them. How we parent matters. The [...]

I’m 33 today. Someone told me yesterday that Jesus died at 33. How am I supposed to take that? I’m not sure. I don’t plan on checking out soon, but you never know I guess.
I slept in until 8:30 this morning. That felt good. I spent the morning hanging out with Noah. We watched Clifford the [...]

This is my message title for Sunday. There are obviously many things we can do to mess up our kids. Everyone has a little dysfunction that we pass along. But here’s my question for you: What would you say is the number one thing we can do to mess up our kids? If you had [...]

I wrapped up the Good $en$e message series on Sunday. Below is a recap of the main points and applications from each message.
Debt is Dangerous (Proverbs 22:7; Luke 16:13)

Main Point: You cannot serve God and the Bank. (Money is the #1 competitor to following Jesus.)
Application: Get Out Of Debt! How? The first step is figuring [...]

This Friday, May 11th CCHO (Christian Children’s Home of Ohio) is hosting Dr. John Maxwell’s Maximum Impact Simulcast. Please click here for more information. It’s going to be a great day of learning and “sharpening the saw.” Hope to see you there!

Hello once again to all my prayer partners out there! Below are specific requests for the month of May. I’m writing this on the National Day of Prayer. Let’s always lift up our country, community, and families!
1. Message Prep. – Thursday is the day I lock myself in my study and work on my Sunday [...]

 
This weekend my family traveled to Defiance, Ohio to visit my Dad and his wife. One of the cool things about being at their house was cable TV. We don’t have that. That meant I got to watch the NFL Draft on ESPN Saturday and Sunday. I didn’t watch all of it (20+ hours total), [...]