CATEGORY: Christian Living in the Trenches
20 QUESTIONS TO ASk A MENTOR
Whether you’re a homemaker, a businessman, or a vocational Christian leader, I hope you regularly pick the brains of older, mature people whose walk with the Lord you respect. Tapping into their wisdom and experience is a hinge on which your growth and...
10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED FOR SURE
After 67 years, some things life and God’s Word have taught me are lodged in my mind and regularly demand my attention and application. I’m convinced that the following ten statements pass the test of truth.If you want this post to make a difference in your life,...
6 WAYS TO INSTILL GRATITUDE FOR GOD’S FAITHFULNESS (A Step-by-Step Group Worship Experience You Can Use)
How can you tap into your group or family members’ positive memories of God’s interventions? How can you spark a celebration of His past deeds, leading to a corporate time of praise?1.Use a Hymn. Go online and find a high-quality choir rendition of “Great Is Thy...
3 THINGS THE BIBLE DOESN’T TEACH
The late pastor Ron Dunn quipped, “Many people believe the Bible because they do not know what it says.” He referred to misconceptions some folks have about what it does and does not teach. What they think the Bible teaches, it doesn’t, or if they knew what it...
QUESTIONS FOR DEVOTIONAL BIBLE STUDY
The following questions help shuttle God’s Word from my head to my heart. I often use them to keep my devotional study of a passage from becoming too sterile or academic. Undoubtedly there’s overlap to some of these questions, and not every Bible passage offers...
IS IT EVER OKAY TO LIVE IN THE PAST?
4 Reasons Why My Answer Is “Yes!” “Living in the past” isn’t normally associated with spiritual vitality. But there’s one sense in which repeated excursions into our past is integral to a more robust walk with Christ. Digest these reasons for looking over your...
3 Things I’m Learning the Hard Way About Aging
Not everything we learn is fun or fascinating. Take lessons about growing older as an example. I didn’t register for the course on aging, but at 66, I daily take my front-row seat in the classroom. I don’t know if this will be on the test, but what follows are...
WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT…
It just doesn’t feel like Christmas this year. The joyful anticipation I once had prior to December 25 has evaporated as I get older. Maybe it’s because the kids are grown and I don’t get to observe their excitement any more.I tend to feel depressed the closer we...
FOUR THNGS I’D DO THE SAME
Turnabout is fair play, especially when I’m involved.My previous post cited “Four Things I’d Do Differently” as I looked back over the decades of my life. Here are four things I’ve done right in life or ministry. 1. I’ve worked at being creative with gifts I’ve...
4 THINGS I’D DO DIFFERENTLY
I'm not trying to browbeat myself through this post. The good Lord knows I've done too much of that in my lifetime. As a vocational Christian leader, husband, and father, I've done some things well and right. But now that I'm 66, I'm reflecting on my life and...
If i were a Christian College Freshman again…3 Things I’d do differently
I began my freshman year of college in the Jurassic era, 48 years ago this month. What if I could start all over, knowing what I know now about life and relationships? 1. I’d write my parents a letter soon after arriving on campus. No matter how imperfect or...
4 Reasons to “Preach to yourself”
What a privilege I’ve had to hear, in person, renown preachers: W. A. Criswell, John Stott, Stephen Olford, Stuart Briscoe, John MacArthur, Jr., Charles Swindoll, Erwin Lutzer, John Piper, Bruce Wilkerson, and George Murray, to name a few. But the value of their...
