I preached in Higgins Lake at my little brother’s church yesterday morning. The evening service cancelled because of heavy snow and I spent all day driving back home. (The life of an itinerant preacher is not always all that romantic). Here is what I said when I got in my little brother’s pulpit for the […]
The Hand on My Shoulder
When I was about twelve my Dad and Grandfather and I joined some men from the church to do a church service at the county jail. It was a tough place to conduct a service. Dad and Grandpa gave their testimonies and preached. Others sang and testified. They had to do so thorough a small […]
Daily Success
DAILY SUCCESS My I suggest you take the time to consider what true success is and how to achieve it? I am praying that this stirs up a powerful men’s movement all over the world. I have been to retreats and rallies to stir up the hearts of men and they have been wonderful, but […]
The Embrace of Brothers
October of 1995 was a significant time for me. I had been in Knox County Ohio for over eight years. Together with my faithful family a faithful nucleus of people we had founded a Bible Church there. We met in the countryside in a simple Grange hall. The hall was just as I had pictured […]
The Fair at Vanity
Last night I went to the mall for about an hour and a half. I saw nothing there that I wanted. I purchased nothing. Upon reflection it reminded me a little of Vanity Fair. Vanity was a City where pilgrims would pass on their way to the Celestial City. John Bunyan created the idea in […]
Fly-Fishing
For years I have studied and read about the art and skill of fishing for trout with dry flies. I have read beautiful artful books on the subject. Some of the best outdoor writing ever put on paper is about the ancient art of fishing with flies.