by David Vaughan | Jun 1, 2025 | Soul Care
In 1 Kings 19, Elijah the man of God was ready to turn in his prophet’s badge. One of the greatest prophets in the entire Bible was burned out and bummed out. He was discouraged, depleted, and done.He was also extremely lonely. Clearly he isn’t the...
by David Vaughan | Dec 11, 2023 | Soul Care
I heard someone say something years ago that I have seen to be so true: God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called.Need evidence? Look at all that God has done (and is doing) in and through you. We weren’t much when God called us, but we are...
by David Vaughan | Nov 10, 2023 | Sermons and Preaching
Known as the ‘King’ of Golf, Arnold Palmer had his own ‘Army’ of fans. I was one. When I heard of his passing a few years ago, it brought to mind a summer day in Lexington, Kentucky, 35 years ago. Arnold was playing in a tourney there, where I was a youth...
by David Vaughan | Oct 9, 2023 | Church Working Right
Change is in the air. Fall is here, the temperature is dropping, and the leaves are changing. Daylight Saving Time weekend (a change with our clocks) is just around the corner. If there is one thing I’ve learned in life and ministry: change is inevitable. Ironically,...
by David Vaughan | Sep 11, 2023 | Church Working Right
In baseball, you can’t steal second and keep your foot on first. You have to venture into ‘the zone of the unknown’ and take some risks to win the game. The same is true for a church working right: prudent risks advance His mission. Author, Mark Batterson wrote about...