Captivated by His Love

When Jesus walked this earth, He was not a rock star of the day. But who Jesus is captivated their lives. His love, His teachings, His grace, His forgiveness, and His compassion captivated people. I will always remember the day I had an encounter with Jesus. It was...

THE ONE THING THAT CAN CHANGE EVERYTHING

Looking back in the rear-view mirror of my life, I recall one conversation with my junior hockey coach that truly impacted me. His name was Bert Templeton. I had a love-hate relationship with Coach. I hated him, because he demanded so much from me and I loved him,...

Outrage Sells

In our culture today, outrage has become more expected than surprising. Unfortunately, it is more the norm. Outrage is displayed daily in the news. Social media can be a feeding frenzy of outrage over having a different opinion than someone else. Why is it that when a...

WINTER OLYMPICS AND HITTING THE MARK

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14 KJV) I’ve heard it said, “The worst kind of failure is succeeding at the wrong thing.” I think Olympic rifleman Matt Emmons would agree. During the 2004 Olympic Games...

The Super Bowl and Crowd Noise

(Excerpt from THE LONGEST GAME: WINNING IN LIFE by Pastor Adam Burt – available HERE) “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but...

New Day

One of the things we do on New Year’s Day is to make all kinds of New Year’s resolutions that we will put into practice for the New Year. It could be physical, watching your intake of food, starting an exercise class, or possibly spending more time with family. All of...