Recently, a ministry colleague was speaking to a group of leaders and said something that has been resonating in my heart ever since. He stated, “Jesus has not called us to figure it out but simply to follow Him.” Honestly, I’ve maintained a love/hate interaction with this ...
My first memorable stroke of conscience occurred when I was in the first grade. Walking home from school, I meandered into the neighborhood 7–11 store with no money. I had a hankering for a taste of those red wax lips that you could wear in your mouth then chew to enjoy the ...
You’ve probably had those crazy moments in the middle of watching a movie. The scene is tense – filled with drama and danger. The characters are at risk. The dark music draws you in. The apprehension builds. Your palms are sweating and your pulse is elevated as ...
Tragedy has a way of testing the heart. It also has a way of revealing the truth. Because it’s in the chaos of life’s tragedies, and how you react to them, that you learn the truth about yourself: what you believe about God, what you believe about yourself, what really ...
Have you ever been in a gathering of Christians when someone offered a heartfelt prayer but concluded by simply saying, “Amen”? I have. Sometimes, there’s been a noticeable gasp of astonishment because this apparently sincere, but possibly misguided, believer did not ...
Very recently, I was speaking at a luncheon to a group of faithful believers in Titusville, Florida. As a matter of context, Titusville is in Brevard County on the “Spacecoast” of Florida. Over the past three years, a group of pastors and key ministry leaders from across ...
This week I learned about a new book by John S. Dickerson titled The Great Evangelical Recession. This very well-documented analysis is a wake-up call for every born again Christ follower. Among other things, Dickerson demonstrates: The giving base for American evangelicalism ...
(Special Note: This week’s e-devotion will be a bit different, but inspiring and insightful. It appeared this week on the blog of one of our staff members, D. Justin Henderson, written after he had spent a day with an older Christian brother and mentor. Justin is the son of ...
All my life, worship services have seemed basically the same. Of course, some of the stylistic elements have changed. Hymnbooks have been replaced with the words for modern songs on a screen. Organs have almost disappeared. Keyboards and guitars have taken center ...
This past weekend most of us “lost an hour.” Many complained about this sleep shortfall we incurred as our clocks sprang forward for Daylight Saving Time. Some made up for it with a Sunday afternoon nap. The Bible talks often about important “hours” we ...
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