Jon-Mical had a baseball game last Saturday. I was out of town at a men’s retreat so I counted on Doris to give me the play-by-play. As most of you know, we don’t miss a ballgame if we can keep from it. Grandkids are God’s second chance to really focus on what is important in… Continue Reading
What a blast to do this episode with Jacob Courtney, my millennial son. He is fun, bright, quick-witted, a deep thinker, and a Christ-follower. You’ll enjoy this episode. https://what-difference-does-that-make-with-dr-mike-courtney.simplecast.com/episodes/s2e10-thinking-like-a-millennial Continue Reading
Ashley Woods was wonderful in this interview on What Difference Does That Make? https://what-difference-does-that-make-with-dr-mike-courtney.simplecast.com/episodes/s2e9-tell-me-quickly Continue Reading
Here’s an 8-minute video discussing the most important battlefield of all, your mind. You CAN change your thinking and you CAN change your life. I encourage you to take a look at Pastor Eddie Turner’s book, Conquering the Chaos in Your Mind. Click on the link below to watch the brief YouTube video for an… Continue Reading
Listen to a great episode on some powerful tools for taking care of yourself mentally. Special guests Fred Johnson and Joshua Courtney share their knowledge and insights. https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/2cfe3762-4bb7-4ebe-ad41-19ce79282ba6/episodes/5ed8f618-a38c-4c63-93ea-6809898470e8/audio/56385438-1691-4ff9-9a4d-ff3ac1285449/default_tc.mp3 Continue Reading
It was early spring of 1980. Doris and I were living in a mobile home in Augusta, GA, furnished to us by the church where I was serving as youth pastor. We were enjoying one of our rare evenings at home with nothing on the schedule when a knock on the door surprised us. That… Continue Reading
I was a young, youth pastor, trying to make a major life decision. One of the teens in my youth group gave me this quote and it has been a source of direction for me for nearly 50 years. I found out much later that it comes from the Talmud, Jewish sacred literature. I’ve shared… Continue Reading
A new episode drops today. The second part of my interview with David Robertson, creator of My Virtual Mentor. If you are a man who is looking for an intentional discipleship plan, or you know a man like that, you will want to meet David. Download season 2, episode 7, of “What Difference Does That… Continue Reading
Read Psalm 23, Proverbs 3, John 20:30-21:14 Well, congratulations! We did it. 40 days ago, we started this wonderful spiritual adventure, Love Actually: Loving the Things God Loves. It seems like the days have flown by and here we are on day 40. Thank you for walking the walk with me. I hope it has… Continue Reading
Read Psalm 23, Proverbs 2, John 18-19 Good Friday Those of you who may have read my first book know that I have a chronic, terminal, and apparently incurable disease, the disease to please. I am, by the grace of God, in remission, but in the past, this ugly disease brought me to the edge… Continue Reading