ESSAYS AND BLOGS TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO PURSUE SPIRITUAL AND PERSONAL DISCIPLINE.
Is There A Leader Within You To Develop?
Is There A Leader Within You To Develop? “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” So says pastor/speaker/writer John Maxwell in the opening paragraphs of his book Developing The Leader Within You – 2.0, our Book-of-the-Quarter [...]
Go Parakaleo Someone Right In The Choppers
Encourage one another daily, Scripture says. But how do we do it? Here are some pointers.
A Preview Of Coming Attractions
A Preview Of Coming Attractions It Happened One June Four unconnected events in the past two weeks have given followers of Christ a glimpse through the doorway at what living out their faith in America [...]
I Didn’t Have To Have That Talk With My Daughter
Lessons I've learned about race as a white pastor in America.
It’s Not Easy Being Gray
It's Not Easy Being Gray How do we Christians live at peace with one another when we have differences of opinion about things? I’m not talking about fighting, or having a brouhaha (I love that [...]
The Psalms: God’s Original Songs In The Key Of Life
If you want to dive deeper in your faith, then plunge into the book of Psalms.
Coming Down With Apocalyptic Fever?
With the world in so much turmoil today, there’s a lot of “apocalyptic fever” spreading. Most every Bible-believing Christian is at least loosely aware that there are many Scriptural signs of Christ’s second coming being [...]
Is There Hope To Be Found? Yes! says Jesus Christ (and Winston Churchill)
Is There Hope To Be Found? Yes! says Jesus Christ (and Winston Churchill) “[We are] born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” ~ 1 Peter 1:3 [...]
Being Fools For Christ Does Not Require You To Be A Fool
Being Fools For Christ Does Not Require You To Be A Fool And this is why we need to learn how to think theologically*. It’s not just for scholars. It’s absolutely critical to your spiritual [...]
Fear And The Coronavirus
Fear And The Coronavirus I’ve seen a lot come down the pike in my years of ministry. Back in 1999, there was something call Y2K that had everybody up in arms. The fear was that [...]
How To Have A Marriage That Lasts
How To Have A Marriage That Lasts While cleaning house awhile back (yes, real men help their wives clean!), I came across a couple of old letters Jan and I had exchanged from a time [...]
3 Levels To Sharing Your Faith: Which Level Are You At?
3 Levels Of Sharing Our Faith The book of Acts is arguably one of the most readable and heart-stirring books in all the Bible. As a chronicle of the first thirty years of church history, [...]