Category: CHRISTIAN LIFE
Preparing to Be an Amazing Old Man or Woman
It’s not uncommon for God to use older people. Take Caleb who fought giants as an octogenarian. Or Moses, who led a cantankerous people up to the promised land at 120. Remember Anna, the widow, who served God with prayers at the temple in Jerusalem. God...
The Bad That Might Come Out of a Good Bible College or Seminary
God used my time at a Christian college and seminary in profound ways. Doctrinal positions were established, ministry partnerships were forged, and a love for the local church was enflamed. I don’t regret going. However, Bible colleges and seminaries are places where attitudes and actions may...
Sin, the Christian, and The Field-Goal Principle
For those not familiar with American football, the game is played on a 100-yard field. A team can score in two primary ways, either by carrying the ball into the other team’s end-zone and scoring a touchdown (6 points), or by kicking the ball from a...
Jesus, Forgiveness, & Hugs Galore
I got an “S minus” in the category of “plays well with others” on my second grade report card. “S” stood for “satisfactory,” so you now understand why I was in trouble with my parents—the dreaded minus symbol! Why the poor grade? I was a kickball...
Is It Really Important to Attend Church Meetings?
More evangelicals skip church meetings than attend them. That’s a fact . . . an embarrassing one. One leader claims even the FBI could not find many of them. Some churches have decided to take action to recover the inactive only to find that their church...
Loving Those Who Will Drain You
My wife accompanied me one Sunday morning to a church where I was the guest preacher. On the way home, she observed, “That church had some very sharp people up front.” She was right. The leaders, the choir members, the pianist—they all seemed so confident and...
Love Covers a Multitude of Sins
People who overlook your inconsistencies and faults are usually the kind of people you call best friends. They are the ones who never judge you unfairly and are quick to accept who you really are. When you are around them, you never feel the need to...
Love – More!
You can never love too much. You can dote too much, cuddle too much, stare at a picture too much, and even fix more cookies than are acceptable, but you cannot love too much. Paul emphasized this to believers in Thessalonica: Now as to the love...
Looking in From the Outside
Have you met the Jones family? They’re fairly new to the church. In fact, they are always new to one church or another. They just can’t seem to find a place where they fit in. The churches always seem welcoming enough, and the doctrine and preaching...
I Wish You Hadn’t Said That! : Guidelines for Speaking Correctly in Small Groups
I know you’ve been there. It’s prayer request time in your small group meeting and someone says something that makes you squirm. “I think we should all be praying for Jane. She’s been on my heart lately. She told me confidentially . . . “ “We...
