Author: J David Peever (Dave)

Son, Husband, father, grandfather, transitional pastor, author and blogger who desires to follow God's plan, done God's way, in God's timing, with God's chosen resources. #bgbg2 #Blueprint #Live4Him

One Nation Under God

Let me start by saying, I am not an American. This is not me distancing myself from my southern cousins or attempting to make some type of political statement, it is just context for the reader. (more…)

I Was Too Young

I was too young when I got married. At twenty-one years of age I dove in headfirst. I never thought of the consequences. I never weighed the potential for failure against the possibility of success. I didn’t try to figure out what it would take to make it work. I never calculated the risks involved. I just did it. (more…)

Faith in who God is

Our sinfulness has separated us from God so that we are not satisfied with knowing the character of God and trusting that He has a perfect plan, we want to know the plan in its entirety before we will trust Him fully.

Going Nowhere

A church that is going nowhere is one of the most painful things to watch. Forward motion had stopped a long time ago but no one noticed. There is always enough blame to go around. By this I don’t mean everyone has a part in the problem but instead everyone is blaming someone with the hope they themselves won’t get blamed. As numbers dwindle, the push to look outside for new attendees starts; but what type of church will they end up attending? (more…)

A Little Understanding – Above Ground (Part 4)

God’s Way or My Way

In our lives, in our churches, the biggest enemy of structural soundness is indecision. (more…)

Love Your Neighbour

It is so easy to pick and choose who we love as if we have the right to add to, take away from or adjust the words of Jesus, “love your neighbour as yourself” Matthew 22:39 (NIV)