Wondering what God's will for your life is? Maybe God's will for your life is that you don't live much longer. Ever thought about it? Obviously, I have no idea whether or not God's desire for you or me is that we die any time soon. (I hope it isn't, by the way.) But every one of us will die,
What To Do When Cliques And Insurgents Infiltrate Your Worship Service
Nobody likes cliques, especially when they invade the Sunday morning worship service. What should a church do when cliques begin to form in its membership? Have you ever thought about that? Isn't it strange how a group of believer's can come together to worship the Lord, praise God through
The Beauty In Filling An Entire City With The Gospel
As a continuation of my last post, we’ve been looking at how God introduced persecution to the early church in the book of Acts because they would not leave the city of Jerusalem in order to share the gospel with other cities (nations). Although much blessing was taking place throughout the city of
How Spiritual Chastening In Jerusalem Led To The Glory Of God In America
My wife and I have five wonderful children. Three are ours biologically and the two youngest were gifts from God through international adoption. Each of our five children are equally precious to my wife and me. The manner in which they came into our family is totally irrelevant when it comes to
How Your Local Church Can Get Blessed Like The Church Of Acts Chapter Three
Jerusalem was meant to be a city, not a Christian church. Jerusalem was to be a starting line of evangelism and discipleship, not the finish line of Christianity. Jerusalem was to be the spring-board into Judea and Samaria, not the very pool itself. In other words, although it would have been
7 Blogs Christian Writers Ought To Visit Regularly
I love reading blogs. Wait, let me rephrase that. Actually, I love reading quality blogs tailored for Christian writers. Yes, that's much better. I probably frequent about 20-30 blogs on any given day. I certainly don't (can't!) read everything these bloggers write and many times I find