Gratitude Never Rebels
Four Practical Steps to Help Your Children Be Thankful - Looking back on my years as a student pastor, a handful of teens stood out for their strong testimony of Christian character and spiritual maturity.
Let Him Who Thirsts Come
We offer living water to parched souls - In the minds of Cape Town’s leaders, political ideology is more important than the life of its people.
How to Live in Exile
Jeremiah’s counsel is amazingly relevant to American Christians today - It’s truly amazing how relevant the prophet’s counsel is for us who live in a culture much like that of ancient Babylon.
Three Ways to Embrace Change
One of life’s certainties is the inevitability of change, and yet there is in most people a natural resistance to change.
The Legacy of Billy Graham
I was having a conversation with a friend over coffee at Panera this morning when the text came through; Dr. Billy Graham had passed away peaceably at his home in Montreat, North Carolina.
Marriage and Long Term Happiness
Does marital happiness last? Does marriage bring happiness to our lives or are people more likely to stay married because they’re naturally happy in their disposition?
God's Frozen People
You may have heard me say, tongue in cheek, that I used to pastor in New Hampshire serving God’s “frozen people.”
Nobody's Perfect
Whenever a person’s flaws are exposed there is a tendency to offer the well-known epithet “nobody’s perfect” citing the glaring reality that all of us make mistakes.
I Am an Evangelical Christian
Will politics, polls, and surveys determine what we call ourselves as followers of Jesus?
Sexual-Misconduct: A Biblical Perspective
Just last week three more well-known political leaders resigned as women came forward to accuse them of sexual-misconduct. Listening to news coverage leaves one wondering what, if any, are the moral implications of these events.