It ought to be mandatory for every young person, before he or she chooses a sweetheart, to have a good long talk with a Christian who is married to an unbeliever. That married person should tell the young person about the disagreements, the pain, the heartaches, and the grief that such a marriage brings. Over […]
Years ago, when we lived in PNG, I took a trip deep into the highlands. It was a 1-hour flight by small plane and a 7-hour exhausting hike over the mountains. The local men encouraged me by saying, “The village is just over the mountain.” I had to keep focussed. Life’s trials and burdens can […]
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“True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you.” J. Oswald Sanders Most of us are leaders in one way or another. We may lead at work, at school, at home, or at church. Husbands are to lead their wives. Parents are […]
Jonah had just preached one of the greatest revivals in history, yet the opening words in Jonah 4 tell us that he was displeased. God had spared Nineveh. Jonah had not wanted to preach to Nineveh because he knew if they repented God would forgive them. Perhaps he felt that God forgiving such a wicked […]
A person’s true character is revealed by what he would do if he was positive that he would never get caught. Another revelation of true character is what a person will do under pressure or in a lustful temptation. A woman may get a character score ten out of ten from the people at church, […]
God can do anything! (Sing the chorus). Many of us learned that great chorus. We know that in our heads. We read it in the Bible, but do we really believe it? Do we live like we believe that God can do anything? God is not a genie that offers three wishes to a lucky […]
God blesses obedience. I have seen this in my own life. When I disobey God, I have a guilty conscience and feel miserable. However, when I obey God, He blesses me with peace, joy, guidance, and answers to prayer. My life has not been perfect, but God has richly blessed my obedience. Think about your […]
Melody and I recently celebrated our 44th wedding anniversary. On Saturday, the 7th of June 1980, at 2:00 p.m. before a crowd of relatives and friends, Melody and I vowed to take each other as our wedded spouse from that day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, […]
As a boy, during hay bailing season, my brother, cousin and I often worked in the hot sun unloading hay bails into the elevator that carried them up into the top of the barn. Other times, we were up in the hot dusty hay loft stacking the hay as it fell from the elevator. After […]