The Bible teaches us to give honor to whom honor is due. I do not know of any position in the Church that deserves more honor than a God-called, God-anointed pastor. A pastor is a shepherd, a minister in spiritual and jurisdictional charge of a church congregation or community. Jeremiah 3:15 states, “And I will …
Most children grow up inspired by tales of heroes—men and women who are made aware of a wrongdoing and set out to make it right without consideration of their own personal welfare. They watch with amazement at the adventures of characters such as the Lone Ranger or Superman or Frodo Baggins facing insurmountable odds and …
For many years we have preached unity and practiced division. Competition has driven us apart rather than together, but we are confronted with a Harvest that is so big we must pull together in order to accomplish the task that is before us. Jesus did not come to build walls and construct barriers; He came …
Have you ever broken a leg or a foot? Aside from the obvious challenges brought by the fracture, the challenge seems to snowball into other areas of the body. The other leg or foot becomes the stabilizer, carrying more of the weight that up until that point was more evenly distributed. In turn, hips, knees …
Randy Alcorn has stated, “Too often we assume that God has increased our income to increase our standard of living, when His stated purpose is to increase our standard of giving.” I have often thought about the social programs that the governments of this world struggle to finance. The truth is that these same social …
Our choir sings a song based on the third chapter of Psalms, one that was made popular by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. The familiar lyrics begin: Many are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him …
In order to revive our youth, we have to realize that keeping and growing them towards Christian adulthood is a serious business. We have to re-dig the wells of the fresh waters of revival. We have seen more shootings, bombings, and killings by our children in schools and on suburban streets than ever. Recently, in Cape Town, South Africa, a small boy of …
For the past few months, I’ve been carrying around an old greeting card given to me by a close friend when I was a teenager. The card, inscribed by someone who would prove to be one of my greatest encouragers, commended me for my Christian witness and ended with the following challenge: “A true relationship with Jesus …
“. . . Because my servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land and his descendants will inherit it” (Numbers 14:24). Great Leaders are Humble One of the most overlooked leaders in the Bible is, without a doubt, Caleb. Notice, first of all, that God called …
In my family, the last few months of 2013 proved to be very exhausting. Home repairs, lingering health issues, family losses, and financial strains seemed to happen nonstop. On top of all of that, taking care of three young children — including the two, one year-old twins who are mobile and into everything — our …