Warding Off Jealousy

Once when Calvin was sending a letter to his close friend Pierre Viret by one of a pair of students, he noticed that the other was a little jealous at ...

Rocky the Apostle

Have you ever thought what a good joke it was when Christ gave Simon the nickname "Rocky"?

Evangelism Includes Discipleship

If you walk out into one of the parking lots this morning and someone says to you, "How do I get to Chicago?"

You say, "Well, get in your ...

Who Do You Serve?

While traveling in Ghana, I learned that in the dominant language of Ghana the only way to ask the question, "What is your religion?" is to ...

You Have to Take Risks

In order to be true to what I read in the Scripture, I have to take risks.

Asking and Getting

When Jesus says that everyone who asks will receive, he is assuming that those who pray will be disciples who are right with God and not cherishing iniquity ...

Match Up with God?

[Frank] Lubauch states that he started [his] minute-to-minute practicing of God's presence by "trying to line up my actions with the will of ...

Cling Always to God

To cling always to God and to the things of God--this must be our major effort, this must be the road that the heart follows.

Opening All of the Doors

On June 6, 1981, Doug Whitt and his bride, Sylvia, were escorted to their hotel's fancy bridal suite in the wee hours of the morning. In the suite they ...

The Abundant Secret Life

Religion does not lie open to all the eyes of men. Observed duties maintain our credit, but secret duties maintain our life. They are enclosed pleasures ...