Child-like Faith
Preachers usually remember their first sermon. Many of our audiences won’t forget them, either. For those of us called to preach, our first sermon is like our first kiss—we remember the place, time,...
View ArticleA Word in Due Season
I remember getting the call at about nine-thirty in the evening as I was easing into a night at home with my family. I had done John and Sally’s wedding a few years back. Several months earlier, we had...
View ArticleBusyness as Usual?
When you look around at the state of the world do you ever get this scary feeling that the sky is falling? In my lifetime, I cannot remember a time when so many things seem to be going wrong at the...
View ArticleFacebook or “FaceTime”?
Do you have the same problem as I do? I am convinced that I have perfected the art of getting caught up in the little things that don’t make a lot of difference while neglecting things that are most...
View ArticleLet Me Hear Your Voice…
Hearing the voice of the one you love is one of the greatest joys of any relationship. When you love someone, communication literally determines what you possess together. People will go to great...
View ArticleDon’t Be So Dull!
Perhaps you have the same struggle as me. I am not in imminent danger of tossing away my salvation to adopt a life of wonton sin and pleasure. I have been married for 32 years and plan on staying...
View ArticleGuard Your Heart
Sometimes I get real discouraged about the way people around me treat themselves. It’s one thing to feel sorry for someone because they are the victim of poor treatment or abuse. It is entirely...
View ArticleThe Heat is On
Did you ever look around you and think “These people just don’t care anymore—whatever happened to trying to live a moral life?” Not that I have that area altogether, but I am shocked at the...
View ArticleThe Great Experiment
Have you ever met someone who was terrified of making mistakes? We have that fear in us to some degree—no one likes to mess up. You get laughed at. You feel like a fool. Your face turns several...
View ArticleThe Woman on the Roof
This week’s news contains disturbing news of another potential scandal in the making involving a large church, a powerful ministry, and the lives of several young men who claim to be victims. I won’t...
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