Do you think that you have God all figured out? The person who believes that he has all the promises of God rightly claimed, a life mapped out, and nothing but blessings set in store for their future may be… Continue reading

Do you believe that evil is real? I do! I encounter two kinds of people doing wrong. Some are just deceived or foolish, caught up in pursuit of pleasure, chasing a fantasy, or trying to fill a need. The media… Continue reading

On Tuesday night our church’s Leadership Team met to work on the budget. Like almost every ministry in America today, we are looking at the effects of high energy costs and the impact of an economy in recession on our… Continue reading

Monday, while on a trip to a tourist town full of little shops, Bev and I wandered into one that was very different. As soon as we stepped through the door, I ‘felt’ the spiritual atmosphere change. An oppressive darkness,… Continue reading

Yesterday would have been a bad day to listen to the blues! My soul ached with a kind of weariness that defies description. A combination of things: leadership challenges that resist solutions, my Dad’s critical illness, concern for various members… Continue reading

Yesterday, I was just ready to start a 2 PM service at a nursing home. I had the hymns picked out, a message prepared. Then, in walked a man carrying a guitar and a Bible! I introduced myself, “Hi, I’m… Continue reading

On May 21, 2008 the family of Steven Curtis Chapman, one of contemporary Christian music’s best known performers, experienced the kind of tragedy that fills nightmares. Little Maria Chapman, 5, a daughter adopted from China as an infant, ran out… Continue reading

I know two men whose lives are very distinct! One is ‘successful,’ using the measures most people apply to the term. He commands hundreds, controls great wealth, and has a degree from a prestigious university. Personally, he is a disaster.… Continue reading

Do you ever find yourself running into some situation that is not in your plans, that resists your efforts at a solution, that is beyond your control? Is your response one of frustration or anger – at life, at God,… Continue reading

Daniel’s overnight stay with the lions is one of the Bible stories that many find inspiring. I read it and wonder why God allowed this good, old man to endure such a terrible ordeal! The account is recorded in the… Continue reading