Frequently, as I speak in conferences and seminars, I am approached by an attendee with a pertinent question. Each inquirer comments up front on their deep appreciation for their pastor. They typically extol their pastor’s preaching, administrative skills, shepherding focus, and ...
Even in polarized and politically divided churches, a show of hands by those who believe in prayer would bring a unanimous vote. Virtually every Christian knows prayer is important. Yet, the gap between our intellectual assent in prayer and our actual practice can be as wide as the ...
Nineteenth century Irish author Oscar Wilde wrote, “Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.” Indeed, memories can be a wonderful or painful reality within us. Last week we saw that God wants us to remember His word, His ways, and His works. The problem ...
Remember, Record, and Trust Your Great Moments As a seminarian, I listened intently one day while a Nazarene evangelist named Chuck Milhuff spoke to a room of future leaders. One classmate asked Milhuff, “What is the key to knowing God’s will?” His answer was a bit unusual ...
The best-selling author and preacher of the 20th century, A.W. Tozer, said that the most important thing about a person is what comes to mind when they think about God. This is true every moment of every day, compelling us to renew our minds according to the truth. Because the hardest thing ...
So, how HAPPY has your “Happy New Year” been so far? A couple years ago the Gallup Organization asked 352,840 adults in all 50 states to evaluate their lives based on a number of factors that typically objectify happiness. Gallup then produced a report of the most ...
It was repeated millions of times in the last couple days. “Happy New Year” is the cheerful, optimistic, but often shallow exclamation among friends and family as the pages of the calendar turn from one year to the next. But what does a truly “Happy” New Year ...
Imagine a large home filled with guests who have come to celebrate the birthday of a beloved friend. Let’s call him Jessie. Scores of acquaintances, work associates, neighbors, and family members gather. The volume is quite deafening as individuals reconnect, recollect, and ...
Recently a friend shared a remarkable story that delivered an insightful lesson. It was told to him by his friend. Let’s call the storyteller “Jay.” One day while enjoying the great outdoors, Jay witnessed an eagle as it swooped down suddenly and then immediately ...
So often we describe the Christmas story and the incarnation of Christ as the arrival of Jesus from heaven to the manger. We tend to think of the scene in Bethlehem of a newborn Savior, the glowing parents, the singing angels, and the astounded shepherds as the opening chapter of ...
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
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