Twice Thankful Of all our holidays, perhaps none retains spiritual meaning amid the secularization of society like Thanksgiving. Less spoiled by commercialism and selfishness, Thanksgiving brings out the best in our faltering national spirit. Families gather for... Read more
Joy Is a Core Character Quality Is joy a questionable amusement or a quality of character that facilitates revival and reformation? Last month we recognized joy at the core of the fruit of the Spirit, along with love and peace. Now let’s witness how the joy of the Lord offers st... Read more
Silence The Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him. — Habakkuk 2:20 Read more
I'm Offended, Part 2 I once used social media to ask my colleagues to share with me some of their craziest stories of offended members. They did not disappoint. Read more
Distraction “You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.” — Winston Churchill Read more
Spirit-Filled Joy Generates Revival Since “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace ...” (Gal. 5:22), joy is both an indicator and a vindicator of genuine revival and reformation. Read more
Ten Free Ways to Appreciate Your Pastor ... Without Making It Awkward Next month is the 20th annual Pastor Appreciation Month. Lists, like this one, show up this time of year to guilt generous parishioners into forking over vacations, cars and new wardrobes to their pastors in order to affirm their calling. Read more
Ditches On an idyllic late spring afternoon, a friend and I cruised a curving country road in his convertible. These were the halcyon days of fuel prices, so the throaty throb of the big V-8 gulping gallons of gas dampened our enthusiasm not one iota. Col... Read more
I'm Offended, Part 1 My wife recently gave birth to our third child, and one of the many questions we have as we watch her grow is what her personality will be like. Both our eldest and our newly crowned middle child are distinct in approaches to life — yet there is o... Read more
