Question: What are specific actions that people do that encourage you? A1. Asking how they can pray for me and my wife, and then telling me how they prayed specifically for us. A2. Stopping to pray with me in the foyer on a Sunday AM/PM. A3. Telling me specifically how the message challenged/convicted them (Not, “That...
Replacing biblical absolutes with cultural traditions Emphasizing movement allegiance above loyalty to Jesus Christ Style preferences become equal to doctrinal convictions Circling the wagons—Defensiveness replaces aggressive evangelism Practicing Cancel Culture against any with secondary differences Leaders appear to be in competition rather than cooperation Lack of visionary leadership Defeatist eschatology (Laodicean church age) is used...
Stop making what someone did TO you bigger than what Jesus did FOR you. We must learn to re-size our experiences. Instead of obsessing on the wrongs done to us, we must dwell on what Jesus did for us on the Cross. Yes, earthly injustices sting, but viewing them in light of eternity shows us that they are really...
The Bible doesn’t tell us everything about heaven, but one thing is for sure heaven will be a continuous celebration. So what will we do for all eternity? The answer is, we will have specific assignments. Do you remember the story Jesus told about the man of noble birth who gave his servants money to...
My eyes have been opened to the extent of “hate” in this country. Based on the response to some of my posts I have learned that the feminists are offended at motherhood, cross-dressers are offended by gender distinctions, socialists are offended by the constitution, perverts are offended by morality, atheists are offended by belief, and...
Principled men are at a premium in an age of expediency. When pragmatism is the ruling philosophy in a society, it is rare to find anyone who does not cave in. In the days of king Nebuchadnezzar, he signed a degree requiring all citizens to bow down at certain times in obeisance before his image....