Category: Church

Have you ever been under fire? I’m not necessarily referring to being literally shot at by an enemy, although I can attest to the fact…

There is an axiom in mathematics that a sum cannot be greater than its parts. While I don’t want to argue with it as a…

They sat on a bus while she worshiped Jesus. 

We live in an evil age. One generation always seems to think it has a monopoly on dissipation and ugly behavior. Perhaps ours is no…

“Let us stop passing judgment on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way”…

Growing up male in the days before clearly defined political correctness and finely tuned international sensitivity training, we boys spent much of our free time…

Several years ago, I heard the story of Larry Walters, a 33-year-old man who decided he wanted to see his neighborhood from a new perspective.…

We might as well be perfectly honest here and speak very frankly — virtually every congregation, whether large or small, whether “liberal,” “mainstream” or “conservative,” contains a hardened handful who seem to feel “led of God” to criticize and castigate everyone and everything around them.

After 30 plus years in full time ministry it is difficult for someone like me to not be personally offended at those who come into…

So if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! (1 Corinthians 10:12)

As we survey the terrain stretched before us, looking carefully for the best route to the Promised Land (one that avoids the dreaded swamps of…