Tuesday is for Preaching For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to … More Oh How We Need this in Our Age of Celebrity Preachers
Wednesday is for Prayer One of the challenges for every pastor and church planter is to bring his will in line with the will of God. We have our visions, we have our dreams, we have our perspectives, we have our likes and dislikes and sometimes we convince ourselves that what we want is what … More A Key to Passionate Prayer: Up the Ante
Wednesday is for Prayer Passing on another gem from my beautiful bride’s daily reading. She is a big Tozer fan. I love it when she passes on something from her devotions with the comment, “This would be a great one to share with all your church planters.” The quote below is set on the backdrop … More A Prayer for Prophets
Saturday Musings Here is another gem from the pen of A.W. Tozer. Basing his thoughts on 1 Chronicles 12:32, Tozer cries out for a different type of boldness in our preachers. Of the sons of Issachar who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do, their chiefs were two hundred…. —1 … More The Need for a Prophetic Voice in Our Pulpits
Tozer and Lloyd-Jones would be in perfect sync on this point. Tuesday is for Preaching My beautiful bride passed this jewel along to me. Remember, your preaching will be powerful because you walk with God. It will be weak and anemic because you don’t. It may be popular without holiness but it will only be … More Being Popular vs Being Powerful
Wednesday is for Prayer My incredible wife (every man should have it so good), is constantly sending me stuff that might be worth passing on to others. Today she sent this short missive from A.W. Tozer: The Lord is my shepherd; . I shall not want. He makes me to lie down . … More I’ve Met Too Many Pastors Who Have Succumbed
Friday is for Heart Songs Another gem passed on to me from my astounding wife from her readings in Tozer. “Some things may be neglected with but little loss to the spiritual life, but to neglect communion with God is to hurt ourselves where we cannot afford it.” The Root of the Righteous, page 9 … More Impoverishing the Soul is Relatively Easy
Monday Discussion This is another gem passed on to me from my gem of a wife from the pen of A.W. Tozer. How we need this perspective so that our prayers for those we seek to reach would be consistent, passionate, and unwearied. Evangelism: Only the Spirit Can Give Sight But even if our gospel … More Evangelism: Only the Spirit of God Works the Miracle We Need
Everyone who knows me knows that I hit the proverbial jackpot when Stephnie Diane Rankin agreed to become my bride on June 12, 1984. They also know that I married so far above my station in life that some of them probably point to our marriage as proof that God exists and is still doing … More The Wonders and Joys of a Godly Wife
Friday is for Heart Songs The denominational conference just ended. You returned to your church, large or small, having witnessed the parade of speakers and conversations that seemed to always exalt one of three things: bigger churches, bigger personalities, or younger leaders. Now you are back home and wondering if your ministry will ever amount … More The Trap of Judging Glory By Size
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