Dear Reader,If you’ve been walking with Christ for any amount of time, chances are you’ve heard about the call to “make disciples.” It’s a foundational part of the Christian life, rooted in Jesus’ fin...  Read More

If you’ve never looked into your spiritual gifts, you’re missing something that could totally change the way you see your role in the church, and your everyday life.Spiritual gifts are special abiliti...  Read More

My time in early 2024 in New Delhi, India did a whammy on me. I returned to the States knowing two things:—The church I was pastoring would not be the place God assigned me to for much longer, and,— I...  Read More

Dear Reader,A few years ago,  I came across a book that I've not been able to forget. I’m reminded of it as we head into June, the month that includes Father’s Day. The title is To Own a Dragon by Don...  Read More

Dear Reader,Most of us don’t think twice when we grab a glass of water. Clean water just flows. It’s constant, expected. But for people in ancient Israel, water was a precious and limited resource, de...  Read More

Dear Reader,We were created to solve problems. Doctors solve physical problems. Mothers solve emotional problems. Dentists solve teeth problems. Mechanics solve car problems. Everything God created wa...  Read More

Dear Reader,I’ve felt really led lately to drive home the point to those under my care that God is a God who communicates.Years ago, I read a book called A Call to What Is Vital. It tells of the autho...  Read More

Dear Reader,After Easter, I always have trouble getting this one thing out of my mind: Why could they not recognize Jesus? Some reasons I think; just my thoughts:- It was toward evening, and the sun w...  Read More

Dear Reader,Leonard Sweet, in his book Faithquakes, tells the story about a West Virginia man who asked for directions to a certain place. The man said, after thinking about it a few moments, “If I wa...  Read More

Dear Reader,I’d like to share with you something written by Robert Test, of the Cincinnati Post.“The day will come when my body will lie upon a white sheet neatly tucked under four corners of the matt...  Read More

Dear Reader,I’ve been thinking about how similar today is to the lives of those throughout Scripture. They were going about their lives in pursuit of what they thought was important—until God, Jesus, ...  Read More

Dear Reader,Several years ago, I read a book that I’m now re-reading: The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon. It was written in 1788, but some of his insights about the empire echo ...  Read More