I write a column for Evangelicals Today magazine. My assigned topic this month is “Pastor Appreciation.” Here’s what I submitted to my editor. ——————– Even though lots of people call me “Pastor Steve” I don’t think I’m really a pastor. I do not have the title...
While reading my Bible this morning I got stuck on one verse. Here it is. Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one...
I read something in Jeremiah 37 this morning that sounded eerily contemporary. It also explained what is wrong with many church people today. 2 Neither he (King Zedekiah) nor his attendants nor the people of the land paid any attention to the words the LORD had spoken...
Here’s another Father’s Day message from the archive. I originally wrote this for Evangelicals Today magazine about twenty years ago. ——————————————- I had just said the last “amen,” dismissing the second-morning worship service. People were still crowding the altar....
My recent trip to China inspired me to come out of a self-imposed blog retirement. Why? Basically because what I observed and learned must be recorded, at least to remind me of the kind of leader I am supposed to be. . . My first trip to China was over twenty years...
Consider the following next time you think you have a bead on someone’s bad motive. “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but THE LORD LOOKS AT THE HEART.” (1 Samuel 16:7) The Lord looked at David’s heart and...
