The Power of Childlike Faith
THE POWER OF CHILDLIKE FAITH The minister who sat across the desk from me had been diagnosed as having one of the slow dying diseases. We...
When Suicide Beckons
WHEN SUICIDE BECKONS Most of us have hit low points when despair moved us to wonder if life was worth the effort. During these down and...
Simply Say Yes
Simply Say Yes John 6:1-13 What is ministry? Ministry, boiled down to its deepest root is simply saying yes to God. As I was reading...
The Danger of Too Much Entertainment
THE DANGER OF TOO MUCH ENTERTAINMENT The late A.W. Tozer, whose many books are now considered Christian classics, once wrote a magazine...
God Really Cares
GOD REALLY CARES How do you react when trouble comes? Do you become pessimistic? Depressed? Are you difficult to be around because you...
Caring, Bearing, Sharing
I saw this gentleman, Tim, in Boston's Logan airport with the sister he'd been visiting. It appeared he was both deaf and blind, as I...
A Fishing Story to Remember
A FISHING STORY TO REMEMBER There I was at one of my favorite places doing one of my favorite things: standing on the shore of a nearby...
Overcoming the flesh....even if you are right and someone else is wrong.
Overcoming the flesh.... ...even if you are right and someone else is wrong. I have gotten way too busy with the warm weather lately, and...
Great Role Models for Fathers
GREAT ROLE MODELS FOR FATHERS I invited my son, Tim, to join me in the creation of my Father’s Day column. Tim is a father and a...
May be the best graduation speech ever!
Make an Impact: Rick Rigsby delivers a powerful speech on how his father's teachings have guided him through the most troubling times of...