The picture above was taken on Easter Sunday the year we set the all-time attendance record for Evangel. Every Sunday hundreds of people worship at Evangel but on all other Sundays except Christmas we have more empty pews then what you see in this picture. An Epiphany A few weeks ago I had an epiphany-an […]
Lookin Good
Here is a re-post of an article I wrote ten years ago when I was trying to deal with the damage fall-out of an organization that, in a sincere desire to stimulate holiness of life in young people and families, added to the Scripture and emphasized compliance, conformity, control and external appearance. I did some […]
Lessons on the Porch (Part Three)
Sunday night August 10 God spoke to my heart in a very clear way out on the porch after a long Lord’s Day of ministry. He challenged me to devote myself to prayer in the same way I have devoted myself to the ministry of the Word. The next morning God arranged an experience for […]
I Don’t Care What You Think
I’ll tell you what I think… Let me tell you how I feel… It seems to me… I was once taught that good decisions require good information. Intuition, emotions, feelings, opinions, even human logic are not an adequate basis for good decisions. When we are making vital life-altering decisions we need good information. We need […]
Boring Sermons?
The Problem of Boring Sermons. Let’s be honest… On Sunday morning it’s easy to let your mind drift or get mentally lost when the pastor is preaching. I have preached every Sunday morning and most Sunday nights and Wednesday nights for the last 36 years and hundreds of times in-between. I know what I’m talking […]