I was recently asked to be the guest speaker on the subject of evangelism at a retreat.
As part of my presentation I used a video clip that I thought illustrated my point well. But to my surprise some of the women in the group were visibly upset because the pastor who appeared in the clip had recently been exposed as a hypocrite and abuser ...
“ O my many sins the Lord has cast behind his back, Remembered now no more, Remembered now no more. O my many sins the Lord has cast behind his back, Remembered now no more.
As the East is from the West so are they far from me, They are far from me, They are far from me. As the East is from the West so are they far from me, Remembered now ...
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.“ Luke 12:27 NIV
It would appear that the law of unintended consequences has not been repealed.
It is ironic so many of the inventions of our present age which promised more time for leisure ...
“Gentle Jesus, meek and mild, Look upon a little child; Pity my simplicity, Suffer me to come to Thee.” Charles Wesley SASB#583
The words of Charles Wesley’s Hymn of Childhood quoted above are the first conscious prayer I ever remember uttering.
At about age eighteen months my nightly ritual before being tucked in for sleep was to ...
I suspect that many of you, like me, have some interminable background task that gets some attention from time to time. For me it is cataloging the thousands of photographs spinning merrily away on my hard drive or in the cloud! I was reminded of this the other day when looking for a photograph in my collection.
At the time of passing of ...
“…pray without ceasing…” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV “…pray continually…” NIV
“But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” Matthew 6:7 KJV “And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words.” ...
You may have come across people with the trait of perfectionism.
These are those whose cars must be “detailed” so that every crease and crevice must be completely devoid of detritus; those whose table centerpieces have to be “just so” before serving a meal can be contemplated; those who are always picking that speck of lint from your clothes!
For ...