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A Tool For Bible Teachers
The best teachers are those who never cease being students. This is especially so when it comes to teachers of God’s Word. Scripture is the inexhaustible mine of God’s infinite truth. It is a thrill to roll up your sleeves, gather your tools, and crawl into the deep treasure trove of the Bible! David expressed…
Dealing with “Down Time”
Down times can often be down times. Activity, or lack of it, has a great deal of effect on our emotions. The closing days of...
Remembering Those Who Cannot Be Home for Christmas
One of the most famous Christmas songs of all time says, "I'll be home for Christmas if only in my dreams." Bing Crosby made it...
The Biggest Birthday Celebration in the World
We are only days away from the biggest birthday celebration in the world! No birthday on earth has more celebration or more misunderstanding. A recent...
Your Countenance Matters
I was walking across the parking lot. I did not see anyone watching me and was deeply engrossed in some meaningless thought. Then I heard...
Sarcasm is Not a Spiritual Gift!
The wisest man who ever lived wrote, "Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21). Death is mentioned first because it...
Finishing Well
Earlier today our students at Crown College completed their final exams and departed for Christmas break. There is something terribly exciting about the successful conclusion...
5 Lessons I Have Learned About Leading Special Events
Events are not everything; life is made up of many ordinary days. Yet special events are simply a way of emphasizing what is important. We...
Be Strong!
I love books. Not long ago I was rummaging through my study, searching for a book that I knew was there... Instead, I found one...
For Christian Young People: You ARE Missing Out!
"A prudent wife is from the Lord." This verse means more to me the longer I am married. Tammy and I were driving along in...
An Encouraging Word for Preachers: Preaching out of the Overflow
A fine young man was driving me to the airport in another state recently. We had a pleasant conversation about many things. He is soon...
Top of the List: Why Was Jesus Thankful?
Like most of you, I try to make a list each Thanksgiving of reasons for which I am grateful to God. Obviously, it is never...
A Bible Lesson from an Eight Year Old
Road trips are fun. At least if you make them that way! This week I drove several hours to speak in a youth rally. Often...
Family Devotions and Spiritual Awakenings
"I will get married in a few months. What advice do you have for me?" Working with hundreds of college students these are words I...
Victory Over Temptation
We all want to live in victory over sin. The key to victory over sin is learning victory over temptation. "Resist small beginnings", a wise...
What I Learned at the Dead Sea
My dad and I had the privilege to be part of training several Iraqi pastors a number of years ago. For over a week we...
Why I Believe in Local Church Youth Ministry
For the last twenty years I have had the joy to be involved in youth ministry in some way. It is the passion of my...
