RSS FeedTHE MIRACLE OF THE INCARNATION
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth….No one has ever seen God, but God the One and Only, who is at the Father’s side, has made him known” (John 1:14,18)....
MY READING LIST FOR 2017
NON-FICTION Browsings: A Year of Reading. Collecting and Living with Books, Michael Dirda 2015 Classics for Pleasure, Michael Dirda, 2007. Excellent Survey of Literature. Wanting the Impossible: Sermons, George B. Duncan, 1957 The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas...
WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO COME AMONG US?
Why did Jesus have to come amongst us? Why was it necessary for God to enter into our world in the way he did? Why is the coming of Jesus so important to you and to me? Why do we need Jesus? There are so many people who are indifferent to Jesus and who could care less...
HOW TO CARE FOR AN ALZHEIMER’S PATIENT
Sherman Macdaniel has published an Alzheimer’s Caregivers Guide entitled, Welcome Stranger. The title reminds us that the caregiver becomes a stranger to the patient even though they may have been married or children for years. This transformation is one of the most...
HOW CAN YOU RECOVER FROM TRAGIC SUFFERING?
How do you recover after your friends and family are murdered in church one Sunday morning, as happened on November 5 at First Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas? How do you recover from the devastating hurricanes or wildfires of this Fall? How do you recover...
COMPASSIONATE EVANGELISM
Daniel Im in NO SILVER BULLETS: 5 Small Shifts That Will Transform Your Ministry quotes Charles Spurgeon saying, “Every Christian here is either a missionary or an impostor. Recollect that. You either try to spread abroad the kingdom of Christ, or else you do not love...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THANKSGIVING IN THE MIDST OF THE SUFFERING OF CIVIL WAR
Proclamation of Thanksgiving This is the proclamation which set the precedent for America's national day of Thanksgiving. During his administration, President Lincoln issued many orders similar to this. For example, on November 28, 1861, he ordered government...
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A MENTOR/COACH?
Recently I have been meeting with some local pastors to explore whether they can benefit from what I have learned in fifty years in the Christian ministry. While seminary training is of benefit in learning about Christian doctrine, history, theology and worship it...
MAX LUCADO ON THE TEXAS CHURCH TRAGEDY
My dear friend from San Antonio, Max Lucado, has written the following devotional on his blog www.maxlucado.com. “Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.” Matthew 10:28 Yet again, yet so soon, we struggle to make sense of bloodshed and violence....
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE SAINTS?
Hebrews 11 lists the heroes of the faith. On All Saints’ Sunday we remember the Communion of Saints who have preceded us. They were all commended for their faith. They are witnesses to us of God’s faithfulness. We look to them for encouragement and inspiration. The...
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