When I toured Israel I noted rounded hills in many places. They were usually covered with vegetation, like an ordinary hill, yet often were out of place, rising up from a plain incongruously. Our guide told us that these were… Continue reading

Every Sunday afternoon I reflect on the worship experience that I lead in the morning. I ask myself, “Was it a ‘good’ service?” I tend to think about questions like – did the people seem to enjoy being there? Did… Continue reading

I met a special lady last night. 20 years ago, in the middle of a regular business day in NYC, she had a vision with her eyes wide open; it changed her life! Karen Olson was on her way to… Continue reading

With a smile, I remarked to a friend – “When you solve one set of problems, a whole new set appears requiring attention.” She laughed, a knowing chuckle, for she knew exactly what I was talking about. Is that your… Continue reading

Don’t you love the sense of confidence that comes from being ‘well-connected’ – that is resourced and protected by another person? For example, think of a little child who has a sense of security in her home, whose father is… Continue reading

Today is 6-6-06 and, for some, it is a feared day when evil lurks! Revelation 13 makes a reference to the ‘the number of the beast, the number of a man, 666.’ In the popular scenarios of the “End Times,”… Continue reading

I’m trying to work out a riddle in my Christian life! How much, and in what ways, should I be involved with the world around me? I read two concepts in the Scripture that seem, at first glance anyway, to… Continue reading

In our time there are more words with less content than in any previous era! We are flooded with communications. Is your mailbox anything like mine bringing you glossy flyers advertising everything from political candidates to extermination companies; dozens of… Continue reading

When I picked up my Bible this morning and tried to read, my mind was closed. I saw the words on the page, but they just bounced off my brain. No, it is not a crisis of faith, nor is… Continue reading

“The church has nothing to offer me.”“My needs are not addressed by the church so I’ll form my own fellowship.”“I don’t need the church to serve Christ.”“He’s my personal Savior.” Statements like those are evidence of a misplaced focus that… Continue reading