No-Longer-Common Today

NLC Articles house a collection of topics which will impact the way you think about a subject and enlighten you to what God’s word has to say regarding the topic. You will be surprised at the vast difference in how we have been taught to think and how God thinks and intends things to be.

Fathering is not a birthright; it’s an action that is taken by men to develop other men. I must take the action towards others to be their father.

Regardless of What We May Think, God Knows Best

Why Did this Happen to Me? Part 2 – Regardless of what we may think, God knows best. After receiving the news of her passing, God gave me two responses to the question “why did this happen to me?” The first response is “Regardless of what we may think, God …

Even if you know “why” what would it change?

Why Did this Happen to Me? Part 1 – Even if you know “why” what would it change? Our cousin, Americus, who was known by several names; Americus, Schelle and-one I wasn’t familiar with until her funeral-Meri, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer and asked me this question …

Stopping Short

The terms ordinary, average, and common are words that identify areas where you’ve come short. Short of what? You’ve come short of being uncommon. You’ve come short of being extraordinary. You’ve come short of being great. If you have an average marriage, you’ve fallen short of having a great marriage. …

Success Seeks Out the “No-Longer-Common”

I want to talk to you about how success seeks out the “no-longer-common” while failure and disappoint find its way to the “common”. I have a passion for believers, especially those experiencing a less than abundant lifestyle. A believer, the no-longer-common, has an advantage and I want to make sure …

When We Think We are the Least

We think like ordinary people: There was a man named Gideon who looked at the facts. He looked at his past and current set of circumstances. He applied those to his future. God doesn’t think like ordinary people: God said something totally different than what Gideon was saying to himself. …

Big Plans for You

What I envision as great are the things that you read about in articles or see others doing on the news that makes a big difference in society or touches the world. With this in mind, I never thought I would accomplish anything great and I am convinced most people …

It May Look Bad, But It’s All Good!

Today, we get to take advantage of a once in a year opportunity for some and a once a week opportunity for others. Most Christians and those affiliated with Christians to any degree will be in church. It’s just what we do as a culture on Easter. The only problem …

Getting Perfect Peace from Trust

No Longer Common in Scripture “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You!” – Prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 26:3 NLT) No Longer Common Today Trust is a very strong word. Sadly, it is one thing that people find hard to give because of …

You cannot help someone who needs help

You cannot help someone who needs help, you can only help someone who wants help. –Craig Groeschel