If you had to pick a man from the Bible that you quickly related to, who would you choose? I think I would pick Peter in short order. Maybe it’s because I can relate to Peter’s apparent ADHD and ability to speak before he thought things through. More than likely though, I think it would be because of the pendulum swing between Peter’s strong faith and stronger fear at times. In MMFC we often speak of Peter stepping out of the boat in great faith. Then, we remember that as…
It’s hard to talk religion too long without hearing the name Abraham come into the discussion. Three of the world’s largest religions, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity all trace their faith back to Abraham the patriarch. Why is this ancient father such a powerhouse? It’s not because the guy was perfect. That’s seen in many ways and none the least is the fact that he lied about his wife, not only once, but twice, to save his own skin. The root of this man’s success with God was based in an…
If we were to take Arnold schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, and Sylvester Stallone, and roll them all together into one guy we just might get a glimpse of who Samson was. The boy was just big. In reading the history of Samson in Judges 13:1-5 it’s clear that he had a great future ahead of him. He was chosen by God to lead His people and was uniquely gifted for the task. One thing that we all have in common with Samson is that we’re all actually gifted in different ways and…
I love this clip of Coach Mo Cheeks when he stepped in to save the day of a 13 year old young lady who needed some really quick encouragement. Natalie Gilbert knew her stuff but at this moment in time she lost concentration and stood on the rim of disaster until someone stood in the gap giving her the strength to finish the race. Cheeks reminds me of a great man in the Bible that not everyone knows about but yet is responsible for some of the greatest Biblical…
Where did the weakness come from? Many sociologists will point to a turbulence in time which we know as the 1960s in America. With free sex came fractured families which lead to countless boys growing up without a dad to lead the way. While such statistical data is something to consider, the real root resides much further back in history. The true problem goes all the way back to our first father, Adam, and his forgetting who he was. What we find in the ancient order of things before sin…