Have you ever seen images of the Earth apparently “breathing”? But in actuality, the Earth here is not breathing. It is a process of liquefaction where the ground underneath is being liquified by oversaturation with water, and giving the ground surface the appearance of a rising and falling lung. But it did get me thinking. … More What if . . .
We need help. I think this could serve us well. You will have to decide for yourself. “O God, would You bring forth such tears as would float us out of our lethargy and out to the world to proclaim Your gospel? Make us a people who treasure obedience to You over comfort and security … More How to Pray for a Deaf Nation
In college, one of the churches I attended was a medium-sized Baptist church with a large college ministry led by a rocket scientist. Literally, Dr. Bob Langel was a rocket scientist regularly putting up rocket experiments into space through the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center outside of Greenbelt, Maryland. Inside the church, as I remember, … More How They Prayed for Missions
Sometimes you don’t need something new to get you started; you need something old. That’s what this post is all about. So here is an inexpensive volume designed as a companion to your daily Bible reading. The early church had patterns of prayer that have been largely forgotten in the modern church. Three times a … More Can I Help You with Your Prayer Life?
You have heard the phrase, “our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.” It comes from the Declaration of Independence. It was the pledge the signers of the Declaration made to one another and the nascent nation. They knew that their signatures at the bottom of the document would cost them their fortunes, probably any … More The Most Valuable GIft
Imagine this as your history, the narrative of your life. You are young and inexperienced, the runt of the litter so to speak. When you are the youngest of 8 brothers you either become resilient or a coward. David became resilient. He would need it. His gifts and faith brought him to a place of … More Psalm 59: When an Enemy Pursues You
It is almost 9 PM as I write. That means it is 2 PM in the afternoon on the East Coast. For the last three days, I have taught for 6-6.5 hours a day with some intense questioning from the conference attendees. It has been marvelous and exhausting. Every afternoon, I get back to my … More A Brief Undate From Africa
The church needs competent leadership. Competent leadership is leadership that has skill attached to integrity and grit. And one more thing, submission. Skill, leadership, and grit must be in submission to the Lord, and his mission. Without all of those things, leadership, no matter how celebrated will ultimately fail. J. Oswald Sanders, in his classic … More Competent Leadership
Solomon’s Temple in 3D Artist Rendition Reading 1 Kings 8 today Observations: Long chapter, 66 verses, and over 4 full pages in my Bible. Solomon’s prayer at the dedication of the temple and a serious physical challenge. He knelt for the whole prayer with his hands raised to heaven (vs. 54). He spoke to … More What I am Thinking Today
I had other articles published before, but the article below was my first published article in a national publication. I ran across it again while I was throwing things away as I pack up my library once again in anticipation of a move closer to our grandchildren. It appeared in the August/September 1988 issue of … More “God, Give Me Wise Words!”
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