Today, I spoke with Pastor Cornel Boingeanu of Romania regarding the prayer revival we will be a part of next week. It is a tremendous blessing to serve the nation of Romania in uniting the pastors and people in worshipping God through prayer. The student choir from Prestonwood Church will help lead in worship along [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The Power of United, Believing Prayer
Posted in Faith on 06/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Faith of a Mustard Seed
Posted in Faith on 06/26/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday while talking with my brother, Mel, who leads BridgeBuilders in San Antonio he mentioned his great joy of having “church under the tree.” I’ve seen this church in the urban center of San Antonio. There are 5 or 6 men who gather daily, under a tree setting on crates and talking and letting the [...]
A Clean Sweep
Posted in Faith on 06/18/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past Saturday I was humbled as over 500 volunteers gathered together to serve the community of Bonton and H.S. Thompson Elementary School. This is a great work that allows many of our corporate partners like the Beck Group, Manhattan Construction, Puritan Financial and Guaranty Bank to collaborate with key church partners in Prestonwood and [...]
The Edges of the Field
Posted in Business, Faith, Poverty, tagged Christian, Faith, giving, Hope on 06/17/2009 | Leave a Comment »
During these difficult economic times with such high unemployment, the body of Christ has a tremendous opportunity to use our positions in the market place to help train those in need with employable skills and actually hire them in our companies. The story of Boaz and Ruth is a great example of God’s plan for [...]
Giving Beyond their Ability
Posted in Faith, Poverty, Prayer, tagged Faith, giving, Prayer, west virginia on 06/11/2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the scriptures the Macedonians were the poorest of poor yet the Word says they gave beyond their ability. While in West Virginia I am reminded of this scripture. The joint income for two is $24,000 a year. Yet in this place of great need, God is working greatly. I am humbled by the unity [...]
Ordinary Heroes
Posted in Faith, Prayer on 06/09/2009 | Leave a Comment »
James 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what is says.” Ray and Tressa Shaw are two of my heroes of the faith. Several years ago during a building campaign at Prestonwood we asked the people to pray and ask God what He should have them do. Ray [...]
Power of Prayer
Posted in Faith, Prayer, tagged Christian, Dallas, Global Day of Prayer, Jesus, Prayer, Prestonwood, Romania, San Antonio on 06/04/2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past weekend I had the opportunity to travel with my three sons and attend the Global Day of Prayer in San Antonio. The BridgeBuilder’s San Antonio branch served by helping bring together over 20 churches in corporate prayer this past Pentecost Sunday. It was an amazing blessing to see the body of Christ from all different [...]
Welcome to my blog!
Posted in Faith, Politics, Poverty, tagged Change, Christian, Hope, Jesus, Prayer on 06/02/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am very excited about the launch of my new blog today, Restoring Hope for a Better Tomorrow. In America, and around the globe, hope needs to be restored. There are plenty of people that believe education, capitalism, or welfare is the pathway to restoring hope. While these ideas can bring knowledge, wealth, or food to our lives they cannot restore [...]