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...
View ArticleTell 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
View ArticleThinking 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....
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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...
View ArticleMonday Video: Knowing God by EXPERIENCE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkeKcb1CU9M This is the third of four lessons on knowing God.
View ArticleExperiencing the Experience
When I was young, very young, I loved playing baseball. I don’t think I was ever really good but I loved playing. I remember my first little league team. I remember the feeling of putting on the...
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New Podcast. “What Difference Does That Make?”
Cole Martinez is such an accomplished and remarkable young man. I enjoyed my conversation with him about CrossFit. It applies in more ways than one. Please listen, like, subscribe, and invite...
View ArticleWhat Difference Does That Make? Father’s Day with Mike Stowell
One of the great Father’s Day gifts for me was to sit down a few weeks ago with my good friend and Vol for Life, Mike Stowell. After a great career at Tennessee, Mike went on to play in the NFL and...
View ArticleHearing and Listening
Okay, this story will get me in big trouble, and frankly, it should. But I don’t care. It’s such a good story it just needs to be told. I spoke at a big church in Nashville on Sunday. Doris went with...
View ArticlePity Party or The Faithfulness of God (Take your pick)
I don’t post this picture to elicit sympathy. (Though I’ve never been one to run from a little self-pity.) I post it to try and tell a story. And to put in context some things I have learned over the...
View ArticleDay 3 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Allegiance to another King
Day 3 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Allegiance to Another King (To get a daily email from this 40 Days study, go to branchesblog.com and enter your email address.) Reading for today, Psalm 44, Acts...
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Day 4 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Untying a Colt
Day 4 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Untying a Colt Today we read Psalm 44 again and Luke 19:22-40 You may not be used to following the Liturgical Calendar Readings and The Book of Common Prayer....
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Day 5 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: On This Day
Day 5 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King Psalm 44 and I Corinthians 15:1-28 On this day, 44 years ago, I made the second smartest decision I have ever made. Well, actually I followed through on the...
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Day 8 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Prepare Ye the Way
Day 8 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King This week for our scripture: everyday read Psalm 95 Monday Matthew 3 Tuesday Colossians 1:9-23 Wednesday John 18:33-37 (yes, again ) Thursday...
View ArticleDay 9 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Corn on the Cob
Today we read Psalm 95 and Colossians 1:9-23 My mother used to tell the story of the first visit to our house of the District Superintendent. In the church that I grew up in, and that my Dad pastored...
View ArticleDay 10 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Delmar’s Knot
I wrote this the day before Thanksgiving a few years ago. It’s not directly connected to our scripture reading for today (Psalm 95 and John 18:33-37) but it is a favorite story of mine and it always...
View ArticleDay 11 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Thankfulness
Day 11 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Thankfulness Scripture reading for Today: Psalm 95 and Isaiah 43:1-21 Happy Thanksgiving! Today many of us will gather with some familiar faces, family oo...
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Day 12 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: The Backstage Pass
Day 12 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: The Backstage Pass Scripture reading today: Psalm 95 and Hebrews 10:11-25 Tomorrow (remember no blog on the weekends ) Psalm 95 and Zephaniah 3:14-20 Sunday’s...
View ArticleDay 15 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Signs
Day 15 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Signs This week we will read Psalm 138 and… Monday Luke 1:5-25, 57-80 Tuesday Matthew 4:1-6, 28:18-20 Wednesday Matthew...
View ArticleDay 16 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Obedience
Day 16 of 40 Days to Celebrate the King: Obedience Read today: Psalm 138 and Matthew 4:1-6, 28:18-20 No funny stories, or personal illustrations today. Just the powerful Word of God about our King....
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