The Bible: Building a Bridge

I climbed onto the brand new scale that I had just purchased, and as the scale displayed my weight everything around me just froze. Three numbers looked back at me and I felt as though I was a complete failure. The number I read was the largest number that has ever...

The Bible: Building a Bridge

I remember when I was four years old, that my uncle lived in a tall two story apartment building. I used to love going up there to visit him. I also loved playing with all of his “cool” toys as he had all sorts of video games, movies and a great collection of model...

A LEADER

Faith Moment by Pastor Mike Tucker I like this description of one man’s quest to become a leader. The article is anonymous. “I went on a search to become a leader. I searched high and low. I spoke with authority. People listened. But alas, there was one who was wiser...

Start With WHY: Commission

COMMISSION A friend of mine told me the story of when he and his wife were heading to the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. They were looking for an apartment but as it is with most house hunting experiences not much was turning up for...

START WITH WHY: YOU

I’ve done two types of fishing in my life. I loved one and I think of the other with some contempt. When I was 10 years old I went deep sea fishing with a family friend. We chartered a boat and went thirteen miles out into international waters in the Gulf of Mexico....

START WITH WHY: Like Wins

While studying to be a pastor at Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU) in Keene, Texas, I worked at the Adventist Book Center. While working there I was taught how to engrave Bibles for customers. On one particular day the coach of the gymnastics team at SWAU came...