"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ." (Phil. 3:7) If you've ever seen the movie, "Chariots of Fire," you'll know that it's about Great Britain's highly successful 1924 Olympic sprinting team. The movie focuses on two runners,...
"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised." (Hebrews 6:12) Keeping the faith requires a lot of hard work, especially in our society. In contrast to fifty years ago, churches are faced with...
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." (Colossians 2:6,7) Last night, I received the sad news that one of my pastor...
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." (3 John 1:4) Bringing up kids is no easy task. Bringing up kids whose parents are in the ministry can be daunting. When the Committee on Ministry interviewed me for the position at...
"He is in your hands," King Zedekiah answered. "The king can do nothing to oppose you." (Jeremiah 38:5) Jeremiah 38 v1-10 reads like a Shakespearean play lots of intrigue, conspiracy, and victimization going on. Zedekiah's indifference and ambivalence reveal the real...
"Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.". (2 Corinthians 12:8, 9a) Sometimes God says “No.” Over the years, I have pleaded to God for the healing of...
"So give orders that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My men will work with yours, and I will pay you for your men whatever wages you set. You know that we have no one so skilled in felling timber as the Sidonians." (1 Kings 5:6) There’s a beautiful State Park just 35...
"So I rebuked the officials and asked them, 'Why is the house of God neglected?' Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts." (Nehemiah 13:11) It was an old Gothic church built in the early part of the eighteenth century. It sat in what was once the...