Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. 1 John 3:18 Once a year, every February, I take my three daughters out to a fancy restaurant for dinner. We get dressed up. They spend time planning what Read More
We live in tough times. Disease, threats of war, exploding crime and violence, rampaging evil, rifts in society, and a church that’s reeling is the new norm. While many yearn for “getting back to normal,” none of this is going away on its own. Satan Read More
If any of you should ask me for an epitome of the Christian religion, I should say that it is in one word – prayer. My own soul’s conviction is that prayer is the grandest power in the entire universe, that it has more omnipotent Read More
A guy gets hooked on porn as an eight-year-old. In his twenties he meets the girl he will eventually marry. Doesn’t tell her about his secret habit. They get married. As the years go by his heart grows cold; laughter, joy, and their sex life Read More
It is possible to know all about doctrine and yet not know Jesus. The soul is in danger when knowledge of doctrine outsteps intimate touch with Jesus. Why was Mary weeping? Doctrine was no more to Mary than the grass under her feet. Any Pharisee Read More
Most young men don’t grow up with a close relationship with their dad. I’ve shared of the time I spoke at a men’s conference at a church and asked those who had a close relationship with their dad growing up to raise their hands… not Read More
As I write this I’m in Italy. This trip has been an adventure. We left October 3 for London and arrived on the fourth. British Airways lost the piece of our luggage with items for the Christian Resources show. They found it a day later Read More
In preparation for next month’s trip to the UK and Europe, last week I went alone to the desert for two nights to seek God’s face (more on the UK/Europe in a moment). During these solitary excursions to the wilderness, I don’t do any planning. Read More
Recently my youngest daughter asked me what I would tell the 20-year-old version of myself. I had to think that one through a bit, and realized she was on to something. So that’s what this article is about. Who I was and what I was Read More
It’s 2007, and I’m addressing a group of men at a church. As I’m discussing the topic of fatherhood, I ask the men to raise their hands if they had a close relationship with their father growing up. Not one hand went up. Fast forward Read More