Preachers and Their Demise I recently read on a church leadership lectureship flyer that the church is losing approximately 600 preachers per year, while replacing only about 300 over that same time span. Although those numbers initially seemed staggering to … Read More
The Christmas Before Us… ‘Tis the season! With ‘Black Friday’ behind us, Christmas before us, and December upon us, ‘tis definitely the season! ‘Tis the season when more good-will, gift-giving, and gratefully focusing on the God of heaven and His … Read More
Halloween Hollerin’ and the Christian Backbone First things first. Since becoming a blood-bought child of the holy and living God, I cannot help but hate Halloween. This, because Scripture says “The fear of God is to hate evil” (Prov. 8:13). … Read More
One Cup In John 17:21, Jesus prayed to God that all of His disciples would be one, thus bringing the world to believe in Him. Just prior to that, in the same prayer, Jesus indicated at least seven times that … Read More
Checking the Obituaries We’ve all heard the jokes and comments – maybe even made a few of them ourselves. “The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is to check the obituaries. As long as I’m … Read More