Evangelism (preaching the gospel) is not complicated. The simplicity and power of preaching the gospel (GOOD NEWS) is captured in one verse in Exodus: “when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and...
Read lots of books this year. Some good. Some bad. Some life-changing. Some painfully boring. Here’s my 2010 top 10: 10. Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunis Former MTSU prof, Nobel Laureate, Bangladeshi national...
Abraham followed God and ended up in the Promise Land. Lot followed man and ended up in Sodom. Who are you following—God or man? It is unfortunately common for believers to think they are following and obeying God when they are actually following a religious...
Too busy to blog lately, but I’m re-posting another Christmas blog from the archives. This was originally posted on December 22, 2006. ————————– Last night I made a Christmas memory I hope I never forget. I went with my 18 and 16-year-old sons to a Christmas party for...
You can tell a lot about a person by what gets him mad. I tend to get mad about inconvenience and incompetence. Manila traffic, baristas who mess up my latte, and loooong security lines at the airport—especially when I get behind the infrequent flyer who slowly pulls...
Some thoughts on hearing God’s voice/call from this morning’s Old Testament reading. 1. Sometimes the voice of God sounds kinda like the voice of man, especially like the voice of our spiritual mentors. Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to...
