An encouraging example to us of the work of God’s Spirit in years gone by includes a very special leading in the heart of Fanny Crosby in the year of 1869. What we might call a word of knowledge came to her while ministering at a New York mission. On Read more…
In 1966 a group of researchers published a study of Japanese mothers and mothers in Minneapolis. The mothers were asked to rank the most important things a child needs to succeed academically. The answers tell a lot about the difference between our two cultures today. The mothers in Minneapolis chose Read more…
The Bible says clearly that those who are born again are holy. They are as holy as they are going to become. Colossians 1:21-22 says, “And you, who once were alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now he has reconciled in the body of His flesh Read more…
Having purpose for life is the foundation stone for successful Christian living. A purpose that is higher than life itself is the bedrock on which that foundation rests. Our culture is characteristic of people who have determined that purpose in life is defined only in what they can accomplish for themselves Read more…
According to medical information, stomatitis is a disease or infection of the mouth. Unfortunately, there are people who suffer greatly with this kind of infirmity. But more unfortunate is the fact that there are many people who suffer from spiritual stomatitis. The most devastating of all forms of spiritual stomatitis Read more…
John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement of the 1700’s, made a statement that has cut me to the quick and continues to provide wisdom for my life. He said, “Do not seek a ministry, anticipate the fruit of a disciplined life.” Personal disciplines are part of the restraints Read more…
Weak or disjointed analogies are one of my pet peeves. I have sat in audiences having just heard a public speaker’s attempt at making an analogy and still didn’t get his or her point. I know analogies are often flawed, and there are very few, if any, perfect analogies. But Read more…
I was twenty-one years old when I started to see some insights relative to Isaiah 55 and which themes my book, So Shall My Word Be: Living by the Faith Revealed in Nature’s Amazing Model. I was already learning how to live by faith at that young age and spent Read more…