(Review for Men’s Ministry Series: The Heart of a Man) The famous Maslow Hierarchy of Needs, starting with “basic” or lower-level needs and moving to the higher-level needs, the hierarchy: 1.   Basic physical needs: food, clothing, shelter. 2.   Security: physical welfare and security of belongings. 3.   Social: sense of belonging, acceptance, friendship. 4.   Self-esteem: accomplishment, …
Author: Steve
I love to study the Bible and I love to engage with others in learning. I had been privileged to do this on a regular basis through church ministry and through part-time teaching at a local Bible colleges.
Helping individuals learn to feed themselves through their own study of God’s Word is joy-giving to me. Influencing groups to do life and church from a biblically grounded, theologically faithful perspective is my passion.
Lord, I want a new heart
Lord, I want a new heart I gave you one Lord, I want a renewed heart I gave you my Word But Lord, I know your Word But you don’t know me Lord, I need help I gave you my Spirit Lord, I don’t see Him I gave you my people But Lord, I …
The Heart, part 1
This week I started a new series with a group of men–it includes three separate but related topics all connected by the concept of “The Heart.” And since it is a series particularly for men, The Heart of a Man. John Calvin said, “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say true and …
Serving while I’m waiting
Great song from the movie Fireproof. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb7TSGptd3Y
Reading the Bible in 2009
Suggestions for reading your Bible in 2009. Don’t make the goal reading the Bible–make the goal encountering God in His Word Don’t just read–Read and Reflect, if you don’t process what you read, it won’t change you–so read with a pencil in hand Don’t be overly concerned with “checking off” your reading for the day. …
Jesse Tree
One of our family values is legacy-leaving a legacy. Since we have a rich legacy on both sides of our family, we want to pass that on to our boys. One of the ways we want to do that is by establishing traditions. Tradition defined by Webster’s New World dictionary as, “the handing down orally …
Planning my New Year resolutions early
This past year I found that my time and activity were too controlled by “outside” forces. So I have been reading, organizing and beginning to set my goals to taking control of “my” time, schedule and pursuits. Why wait for the New Year to start new resolutions? So in following posts I will share some …