One of the greatest personal crises I have faced in the ministry revolved around the issue of forgiveness and a board member. I struggled relating to this man, and I knew that I couldn't continue on the way things were. So I decided to resign my pastorate.The week...
The leather jacket, once the proud work of a skillful artisan, now lay on a heap in a secondhand store. Once stiff and full of gloss, it lays now limp and tattered. Once able to wrap itself around the handsomest of men and provide great glory, its life is now at an...
In order that we may bear more fruit, God the Father prunes us. Sometimes well-meaning Christians have cut too much too soon, hindering growth. A dear but sadly abused child of God pictured her experience in the following poem:A friend of mine whose grapevines died...
The weather was beautiful here yesterday (Sat 09 Nov, 2002), so I decided instead of raking the leaves from the yard and contemplating bagging about 20-30 bags of leaves, I thought there must be some easier way of doing this. I thought of starting up my lawn mower and...
"Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, 'Abraham!' 'Here I am,' he replied." - Genesis 22:1George Shultz was sworn in on July 16, 1982, as the sixtieth U.S. Secretary of State and served until January 20, 1989. During this time in the Reagan...
"But those who suffer He delivers in their suffering; He speaks to them in their affliction." Job 36:15He was born with cerebral palsy in South Africa. He barely survived his birth. He did not walk until he was four years old. One leg was longer than the other and he...
"The whole assembly became silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul telling about the miraculous signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them." Acts 15:12"I was a pastor for 19 years before I went into business," said the man sitting across the...