Nine years ago, I asked Coleman Luck, the writer and producer of the original, The Equalizer TV program that aired on CBS in the late 1980’s. I loved that show and years later found out that Coleman, its writer, was a believer in Christ. I wrote about the show a couple of times over the … More Hollywood Producer Weighs in on Reimagining Children’s Ministry for the 21st Century
I am working on updating my book, Settlers or Sojourners? for a 20th Anniversary Edition. It is an opportunity to to make a few grammatical corrections as well as update some of the language and illustrations. But it also gives me the chance to expand the work and I have decided to buttress the biblical … More Christianity Hated by the World is a Glory
“Serve Yahweh with gladness;Come before Him with joyful singing.” “The angels of God serve Him with songs, not with groans; a murmur or a sigh would be a mutiny in their ranks. . . .Service coupled with cheerfulness is heart-service, and therefore true. . . . Cheerfulness is the support of our strength; in the … More Spurgeon Wisdom
I was sitting in Panera with a young man, a plumber by trade, married with no children, who is also a new believer in Christ. He is so in love with Jesus and eager to grow that every meeting with him encourages my soul. He is raw, sometimes it sounds out in his language, but … More She was in her 80’s when she approach me . . .
I’m doing some research on how the early church viewed itself in anticipation of the release later this year of a 20th anniversary edition of my book, Settlers or Sojourners?, and I found a great quote from Tertullian from the late 2nd century. His experience 150 years after the resurrection confirms what I saw in … More Finding Treasures in the 2nd Century
No one is asking me, but I have thought about this a lot. I wish I knew these things before I entered seminary far back in the early portals of time. I did manage two of them before I went to seminary but not on purpose. I had no intention of going to seminary when … More How to Prepare for Seminary
When a pastor leaves a church, we tend to ask a whole group of questions. Why couldn’t we keep him? Why did the elders force him out? What was the deacons problem with the pastor? Why did he choose to leave us? He was only here for four years. Was there something else we could … More Why God Takes Some Pastors Away
An excerpt from the book, Experience the Passion of Christ. Good Friday is a day of meditation and prayer. I will be reading about the events of the last hours of Christ on the cross, thinking and praying about the messages I have given in the past and helping my grandchildren to embrace the wonder of the … More A Good Friday Meditation for Worshipers of the King
I was raised in one of those traditions that observed Lent as a solemn season of preparation for the glories of Easter and the resurrection. Ash Wednesday marks 40 days–corresponding to Israel’s 40 years in the wilderness and Jesus’ 40 days in the same place–till Maundy Thursday of Passion Week. The ashes remind us that … More A Maundy Thursday Meditation
May your glory be laid in the dust.May you decrease so that He might increase. And may your delight in Him make you not even noticethe disappearance of your glory.
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