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“Friends and Mentors”
Bob and Betty Crichton The Lord brings people into your life at just the right time and for many reasons. At certain junctures on the journey, He allows individuals to cross your path to help you find direction. Several years ago when I was serving at the Temple Baptist Church and Crown College, God providentially…
Ebb and Flow: Dealing with Changing Tides
There are few things as refreshing to me as standing on the shore and watching the ocean waves. I have always loved it. In Scripture...
My Hymn for this Year
I love hymns and am grateful to be part of a church that still sings them. Meditate on the words of songs like Charles Wesley's And...
The Power of Parents
As I sit in my study at home there are two pictures of my parents on the desk in front of me. One is a...
Quiet!!!
Silence is a beautiful thing. Our noisy world seems to clamor for attention more and more. In a home with little children quiet is often...
A Message Christian Young People Desperately Need
It is my privilege to speak to young people on a regular basis. I have to admit that they are my favorite group to preach...
A Daily Habit Everyone Should Form
All of my books have my name in them. They are like members of the family (just ask my wife!). In part, I put my...
Genuine Prayers = Meaningful Prayers
How to Make Prayer More Meaningful The new year brings with it fresh thoughts about our devotional life. We all need to give more time...
How to Make the Most of the New Year
Another "how to" post? Not exactly. There will be no formula. No equation. No list. No step by step instructions. But there is a truth...
“At the Gate of the New Year”
It is Christmas, 1939, in London, England. King George VI addresses the British Empire as he does every year at this time. In his speech...
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...
