Since I was a kid I have been fascinated with evangelism. My Dad taught me a simple gospel outline called “The Romans Road” when I was about ten years old and I used it to explain the gospel to friends and strangers alike. In high school I used my study hall to read books about […]
Is Mitford Real?
Sometimes life can just crush you. It can break your heart. There are seasons disappointment can be so oppressive that you wonder how you can go on. I’ve had a bit of pain and disappointment in my life over the years. Sometimes to buffer the pain of life I have visited the little village of […]
Pleasant Paths-Vance Havner
Years ago, while visiting Word of Life in Schroon Lake, New York I discovered a delightful little book by Vance Havner. I had heard Dr. George Sweeting refer to Vance Havner at Moody and the cover of the book looked so appealing to me. I bought a copy and read it in an Adirondack chair […]
Getting Ready for Christmas
I’ve been in pastoral ministry for 35 years. During that time I have aways preached Christmas messages during the whole month of December. Many of my friends in ministry have difficulty coming up with a unique Christmas message once or twice a year but have preached from five to nine Christmas messages every year for […]
Lee
(A classic re-post from 2004) You don’t find many self-proclaimed Buckeyes as far north as Newaygo County, Michigan. That’s why I was a little curious about the fellow behind me in line at WalMart that day about five or six years ago. Usually Buckeyes don’t do too well that far north. I struck up a […]
The Perfect Summer
Edgar DeWitt Jones Edgar DeWitt Jones caught my attention from the opening paragraph of his book, The Royalty of the Pulpit. “I shall long remember the summer of 1948 at Pentwater Michigan, where I summered with my family. To be sure, one cannot easily forget the wonder of “the million-dollar sunsets” that we were privileged […]