The Day the King Visited Chapel

When I was a freshman in college--I attended Wheaton College in Illinois--one day it was announced that Dr. V. Raymond Edman would preach. It was a great ...

Don't Forget to Look Inside

There is certainly nothing wrong with the church looking ahead, but it is terribly important that it should be done in connection with the look inside, ...

Near-Sightedness

What destroys perspective is our penchant to measure ministry on too small a scale. We lose the wide-angle view because we're riveted on the close-up. ...

One-Track Ministry

I suppose they say of me, "He is a radical; he is a fanatic; he only has one idea." Well, it is a glorious idea. I would rather have that said ...

The Bravest Ones

The bravest are surely those who have the dearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

In Support of Dreamers

The Tyranny of the Rigid

On May 24, 1965, a thirteen-and-a-half-foot boat quietly slipped out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts. Its destination? ...

Personal Perspective

In any given situation, what you are determines what you see; what you see determines what you do.

The Light of the World

I believe in Christianity as I believe the Sun has risen, not only because I see it but because by it I see everything else.

The Tenders of Vision

The tenders of vision are often lonely, usually unpopular, and frequently demand that others change. People with a vision inject ambiguity and risk and ...

Change Isn't Popular

The only person who likes change is a wet baby.