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My Advice for Ministry Staff Members
Over the last few years, I have had the privilege of spending time with a number of church staff members in the places where I have been preaching. This is always a great joy for me. More than eighteen years of my life and ministry were spent as a staff member. Tammy and I were…
Family Worship
Did you know that the first time the word "worship" is used in the Bible is in the context of the home? On top of...
A Story That Changed The Way I Look At The Bible
Below is one of the longest posts I have ever made and yet it will be one of the most enjoyable reads. As a college...
10 Ways To Help A High School Senior
Over the last few weeks I have been privileged to spend time with a number of high school seniors. One of them is living in...
A Bible Teacher
Most Sunday mornings I am asked to address a combined Sunday School class or spend time with a particular Bible study group. This is always...
Too Much News!
This generation has grown accustomed to the 24-hour news cycle. Our eyes, ears, minds, and emotions are bombarded by the constant flow of headlines and...
Lincoln’s Letter: April 7, 1865
In just a few days Lincoln would "belong to the ages." His life, like the Civil War, was soon to end. The final stages of...
GUEST POST: Your Attitude Comes Back to You!
Evangelist Byron Foxx has been a tremendous encouragement to me. He is a happy Christian and his enthusiasm is contagious! You may learn more about...
What Is Going On In Our Schools?
This generation needs the good news of Jesus Christ! Young people are growing up in a world of violence and hate. Only the love of...
Preachers Are All Different!
No two people are the same, and no two preachers are either. The gifts and callings of God are unique in the life of every...
A Poem, A Principle, and A Prayer
When I was in college someone gave me a copy of an anonymous poem about the Bible as God's revelation of Himself. Today we begin...
Our April 2018 Itinerary
It is hard to imagine that we are near the end of the first quarter of 2018! Next week we will publish our quarterly family...
My Advice To A Young Preacher
My Advice To A Young Preacher Recently a teenage boy wrote to tell me that God had called him to be a preacher. What a...
“Journey Through Scripture” One-Year Plans
Just this week as I was reading God's Word I noticed a reference that Jesus made to the reading of Scripture. In Luke 6:3, Christ...
Special Announcement!
I am so very excited about the news I am going to share with you today! At the beginning of this year we began a...
Cliche Christianity
Cliche Christianity So much of our Christianity has become trite and cliché. Words often overused and underappreciated are commonplace. Do we even think about the...
Why I Was Wrong About Reading Fiction
For many years I almost prided myself in not reading fiction. "I read real stories." Some time ago I was given a work of Christian...
