Why Today Matters

Why Today Matters

Most likely, today is not going to be a very noteworthy day. It will probably be like most every other day. It might be easier, it might be harder – but it probably won’t stand out as particularly significant in…

Prayer Is Work

Prayer Is Work

I was recently encouraged by a friend who reminded me that ‘prayer is work.’ The New Testament certainly presents this idea, even if it doesn’t use that word. It speaks of striving in prayer (Romans 15:30), devoting oneself to prayer…

Worthless: A Survey of Romans 3:9-20

Worthless: A Survey of Romans 3:9-20

Morally, mankind is worthless! That is the prosecution’s case. Paul, the lead prosecutor, has already amassed a dizzying array of evidence – Gentiles are pagan perverts (1:18-32), while Jews are heady hypocrites (2:1-29). Lest anyone has missed the obvious, Paul…

The History of the World by Century

The History of the World by Century

In order to understand historical events, it’s necessary to have two types of ‘grids.’ One grid is the geographical grid: you need to know geography and where things are, in order to make sense of events. The other grid, which…

The Unrushed Life

The Unrushed Life

It was a favorite saying of the Emperor Caesar Augustus, Festina lente – Hasten slowly. I am told that the emperor considered there to be few things more unbecoming in a noble man than haste. I don’t normally write much…

Three Reasons to Keep Sharing Your Faith

Three Reasons to Keep Sharing Your Faith

“As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.” (2 Thessalonians 3:13) In evangelism, as in many other aspects of the Christian life, faithfulness is often as important, or more important, than skill. Consistency in sharing your faith…

Demonic Forgetfulness

Demonic Forgetfulness

“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.” (Matthew 13:19) When was the…

How Regions Grow Rich

How Regions Grow Rich

A discussion of geo-economics may not seem like a common topic for this blog, but I think it has important implications for those who minister in underdeveloped regions of the world. I’m deriving my thoughts on this from the time…

12 Questions that can Change Your Life

12 Questions that can Change Your Life

Think of 12 questions that, if you had the answers, would change your life. Don’t list the first twelve questions that come to mind. Really think about this because, as Tony Robbins notes, “Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask…

David's Dread of Yahweh

David’s Dread of Yahweh

“And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and he said, ‘How can the ark of the LORD come to me?’ So David was not willing to take the ark of the LORD into the city of David.” (2…