BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS LOVE (Fruit of the Spirit 3)
We Americans say we love everything! We love pizza, football and our country. We love Mom, apple pie and American Idol. We love whatever is good and wholesome. But when …
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT MORAL FAILURES OF WELL-KNOWN PASTORS – 3
In the previous two blogs we’ve looked at lessons we can learn from the moral failure of well-known pastors and leaders today. First, we saw the danger of valuing giftedness …
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT MORAL FAILURS OF WELL-KNOWN PASTORS – 2
In the last blog I talked about lessons we can learn from the sexual failure of pastors and church leaders today. I talked about the danger of equating giftedness with …
SHOULD YOU GO TO A DELIVERANCE MINISTRY? Part 1
This is a challenging blog to write for I know there will be disagreement. It’s also difficult because I want to express my feelings just right. But it’s been …
THINGS JESUS NEVER SAID
Jesus is quoted more than anyone in history. Even people who don’t believe in His deity repeat His words in support of a point they are making. Some those who …
HOW SATAN REALLY WORKS
The best way to get defeated by an enemy is to misunderstand his tactics. That is true of armies as well as athletics. We fall for the enemies’ tactics …
STRUGGLING WITH SIN? GREAT!
Do you get tired of struggling with sin? Are you getting weary of fighting and seeming to not win? You make some progress in one area but then other sins …
LESSONS FROM THE RECENT MORAL FAILURS OF WELL-KNOWN PASTORS – 1
I’ve been in ministry for 60 years and have seen many good men fall through sexual sin, but it seems like there have been more in the last few years …
GOD SPEAKS THROUGH A BURNING HEART (Listening to God 7)
In the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral there is what is known as the “Whispering Gallery.” Through the peculiar construction of the dome a whisper by a person at …
MARRIAGE: TO MAKE US HAPPY OR HOLY?
Marriage struggles have been going on since the Adam and Eve. Socrates said “By all means marry. If you get a good wife you’ll become happy. If you get a …