TAKING EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE
TAKING EVERY THOUGHT CAPTIVE We know our mind is the key to our actions. What we do starts first as an idea, a thought. That’s good, but it can also …
KNOWING GOD WITH MY HEART, NOT JUST MY MIND
KNOWING GOD WITH MY HEART, NOT JUST MY MIND A few months ago, I sent out a blog talking about the time in my life when God seemed far from …
ARE YOU SUCCESSFUL?
ARE YOU SUCCESSFUL? One of the very first lessons I had to learn as a pastor, and one that was vitally necessary for me to pastor a church, was to …
GOD SPEAKS IN MANY WAYS (Listening to God 2)
GOD SPEAKS IN MANY WAYS (Listening to God 2) Verbal communication sets man apart from the animal kingdom. Suppose God never made us so we could communicate with each other. …
An African Pastor’s Moving Testimony
AN AFRICAN PASTOR’S MOVING TESTIMONY I received this email from the man who heads up the work in Uganda. He is our number 2 man in Africa. He wrote: “I …
WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES YOUR CHURCH
WHEN SOMEONE LEAVES YOUR CHURCH I think it is hard for all pastors when someone they care about leaves their church. Sometimes we are glad to see a person who …
The Significance of ‘Christ’
My name is Jerry. But some people feel uncomfortable using that name so they call me ‘Pastor.’ I have gotten used to that designation and answer to it when addressed …
When God Feels Absent
I’ve had many glorious experiences in my life of God’s real and clear presence. They have come in times of worship, times of being alone in nature, times of personal …
How Could a Loving God Create Hell?
I’ve written blogs in the past establishing that hell exists. I believe that can be accurately proven in several ways. But then, how can we say that a good and …
Leadership Lessons from Peter
Every conference I teach Biblical leadership principles by dressing as a Bible person and sharing what I, as that person, learned about leadership. Each year I do someone different. One …