Photo by the Amazing Bill Fortney Here in the Mitten State we are running out of places to put the snow. The winter winds and cold have finally stripped the flowering pear out front of her leaves. And it has been cold, cold, cold—bitter cold in the daytime and brutal cold at night. Saturday evening […]
Luke Cyrus in Concert at Evangel
I often hear people grieve over young people who have not chosen to embrace the faith of their parents. It always pains me when I hear it, but there are young men and women all around us whose faith is deep, whose love for God is sincere, and whose desire is to live lives of […]
Stranded!
Wednesday is a long day without a break. I start early and end late. Last week I wrapped things up at the church at about 10:30 p.m. Hope was still with me. We had cancelled AWANA and the busses didn’t run but we held a Mid-week service. Now the meetings were over and everyone had […]
The Basque People
Today I had a fascinating Skype conversation with a young man named Nate Eastman. A few years ago Nate met some believers from his small town in Northern Michigan. They played basketball together. His friends were believers. Soon they invited Nate to a Bible study. As the men studied the Gospel of John a chapter […]
Defying and Deifying Men
January 29, 2014- Lately I have been grieved and disappointed to discover the failures and weaknesses of Christian leaders who have been a great blessing and help to me in the past. It can be confusing and painful. We live in a time of spiritual tumult when it is tempting to adopt a Christian celebrity […]
My Tweet and Status Collection
The following is a collection of some of my tweets and Facebook posts in 2013: This was about how I like to introduce sermons: I don’t like to start my sermons with: “Brothers and Sisters, today I would like to show you three things about the power of prayer.” I’d rather start like this: “When […]