God Is in Control

Don't bother to give God instructions; just report for duty.

Witnessing Requires Integrity

Sure we believe in freedom of speech.

You've got the right to say anything you like.

But others don't have to listen! They're under no obligation ...

Gabriel and Mary

Frederick Buechner's little book of character sketches of people from the Bible has this to say about the angel Gabriel as he encounters Mary: "She ...

Evangelism Essentials

Being an extrovert isn't essential to evangelism--obedience and love are.

Choosing to Suffer

When local magistrates sentenced [John] Bunyan to imprisonment unless he promised them he would not preach, he refused, declaring that he would remain ...

Faith and Obedience, on the Same Coin

The Bible recognizes no faith that does not lead to obedience, nor does it recognize any obedience that does not spring from faith. The two are at opposite ...

You Have to Take Risks

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

Diminishing Christ

The chief way you and I are disloyal to Christ is when we make small what he intended to make large.

Obedience Means Rhythm

When the heart's wrong, there can't be peace. Selfishness is a gangrene, eating at the very vitals. Sin is a cancer, poisoning the blood. Peace ...

"Outdated" Convictions

Old movies offer some powerful lessons--lessons that our generation could easily miss. "Prisoner of Zenda," for example, a movie released in ...