Speaker: Michael Owens

Many times when we go on a trip we take more “stuff” than we need, things that really become “excess baggage.”  Not only do we do that in the physical sense, but we can do… read more

We do things that we shouldn’t…all of us.  Sometimes we do so in ways where, afterwards, we say, “I really, really messed up.”  That happens in the kitchen, in the workplace, in relationships, but it… read more

Every day, we make lots of decisions and choices.  Some of these choices involve whether or not we’re going to obey God and operate within boundaries He has put up.  As we make those decisions… read more

We give gifts to people we care about.  Because we value them, we want to demonstrate in giving to them how we feel.  As followers of God, we can do the same thing.  The problem… read more

Sometimes we say thing that have “technical” truth but practically don’t have any meaning or consequence.  Maybe you’ve heard someone say, “God is with you.”  When that’s a true statement it really, really matters.  How… read more

It’s interesting how we can see the exact same things, experience the exact same circumstances as someone else and yet there is something significant they noticed that we didn’t.  Sometimes that’s not a big deal…sometimes… read more

When we do things repeatedly, we tend to do so in particular, yet repeated ways.  Even how telemarketers call…they do in particular, repeated ways.  Though He doesn’t use a phone, God also calls His people… read more

The Easter story…you’re likely familiar with how the story goes. If you were to share that with someone, what would you say, how would you tell it? Would you share it the way Jesus did?… read more

There are lots of ways that we try to communicate and “drive the point home.”  Sometimes we do so subtly, and at other times we do so using repetition.  When Jesus was talking about His… read more