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7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study
7 Ingredients for Fruitful Bible Study Bible sales have soared in recent days. Though the Bible has historically led book sales worldwide, there is a renewed interest in our generation. People are looking for answers. Surely there has to be more. Indeed, there is! Men and movements, religions and rulers have come and gone, but…
A Remedy for Every Fear
Google the word phobia. Fear has reached epidemic proportions. Millions of Americans live in fear every day. Worse, many believers have become content with allowing fear to control...
Tips for Those Who Teach Teens
One of the great joys of my life is the privilege to speak to young people. Recently I was listening to one of our youth...
The Urgency of Youth
My favorite group of people to speak to is young people. There is something special about their energy, their authenticity. Some time back I was...
Lessons God Is Teaching Me about My Family – Part 2
Home is the greatest classroom on earth...and not just for the children. Every day there is more to learn, and our failures serve to remind...
Lessons God Is Teaching Me about My Family – Part 1
The kids are growing up so quickly. At the same time I feel like I am getting old so quickly! Life moves along at a...
Thoughts on the Home-going of My Uncle
Family is a very precious thing. I have been blessed with a wonderful heritage that I hope, by God's grace, to pass on to my...
A Faithful Man
On this Father's Day my heart is full of gratitude for my dad. He has always been my best friend, but he is also the best...
For Married Couples
Marriage is a joy, but it takes work to have a truly Christian home. The "oneness" which Jesus intended between a husband and wife must...
Discipline Makes the Difference
Through the years that I have been privileged to work in a Bible college I have met so many extremely talented, capable young people. And...
Teens for Christ
One of the greatest privileges of my life has been the opportunity to work with young people. Youth ministry is not a stepping stone to...
Making Your Life Count
Winter is a strange time in Knoxville, Tennessee. Snow one hour...sunshine the next. This morning I awoke to see a thick, freezing fog. The Lord...
What’s Your Story?
Everybody has one. A story that is. My story is not yours and yours is not mine. The details vary - except for one thing....
Social Media and the Great Commission
Social media is here to stay. Over 2 billion people actively use the internet and it is estimated that more than 69% of them now...
Our Theme for 2013
Today has been a wonderful Lord's day - the last Sunday of the year. Some Sunday will be our last Sunday on earth. The dawn...
Making Christmas Gifts More Meaningful
Shiny packages and suspense are part of the excitement at Christmas. Fascinating, isn't it? We spend weeks buying the gifts (or one crazy day if...
The End of the World
The Mayans were wrong. Today was not the end of the world. At least if it was, it has not yet arrived in Knoxville, Tennessee....
