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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…
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...
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...
Social Media and the Great Commission
Social Media and the Great Commission Social media is here to stay. Over 5.35 billion people actively use the internet and just over 5 billion...
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....
Just for Men
Just for Men “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.” 1 Corinthians 16:13 In a day of effeminate men,...
Lessons My Children Are Teaching Me
Lessons My Children Are Teaching Me Children are often the best teachers..."out of the mouth of babes." Tammy and I want to teach our kids...
Thank God for Teachers
Today I had the opportunity to be with a group of the elementary children in our Academy. What formative years! As I watched the wonderful...
My Thoughts on the In-Laws
I am sitting in Michigan this morning listening to the wind howl outside. Eighteen years ago I started making regular trips to the great white...
