https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkeKcb1CU9M This is the third of four lessons on knowing God. Continue Reading
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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
Thinking Like A Millennial: Podcast
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
Tell Me Quickly
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
The Battle for Your Thoughts
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
What Difference Does That Make? Medication
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
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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
The Moment of Absolute Certainty
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
What Difference Does That Make?f
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
Love Actually: Day 40!!!!!
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