The Essential Missing Key for Bible Study
Real estate agents say that there are three things that determines the price of a house more than anything else. You can charge the same amount of money for a tiny one-room shack as you can for a three-story mini-mansion, if you know these three things. Location Location Location Sounds [...]
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Born in England during the early 1800s, JC Ryle not only had an impressive beard, he also became a tremendous preacher and writer. Ryle gave this sermon exhorting hearers to not just mentally know the power of the Spirit but to experience it. Have you experienced the power of the [...]
As Bold as a Llama
Careful. They spit. Llamas: A rather odd looking pack animal (related to the camel) found in the Andes. These sociable creatures not only have great woolly fleece, they also make excellent watch dogs … err … llamas. I once asked a farmer who had a flock of sheep why he also [...]
April 2013 Book Giveaway
There are few authors who stir me like Andrew Murray. His pithy writing is an endless source of edification, encouragement, and deep pressing of soul. As a pastor in South Africa, Andrew Murray (1828-1917) ministered and wrote much on the deeper Christian life, having penned more than 240 books. During [...]
Stop Doing Devotions and Do This …
When I was a little kid, my Sunday School class had a huge poster board chart on the wall. Each week we would proudly march into Sunday School with Bibles held high (literally), say our memory verse, and state whether or not we did devotions that week. The goal? To [...]
When Kissing Turns Awkward
Several years ago I posted an article entitled Ankissipating, about looking forward to (anticipating) greater intimacy and oneness with Jesus. There is a delightfully fun text in Song of Solomon that bespeaks of closeness and intimacy – the yearning of a bride for her groom: “Let him kiss me with [...]
Jesus Only!
I’m a big fan of Jesus. I think He is the answer to our every problem and can meet our every need. So when I recently came across a little out-of-print book of poems by one of my heroes of yesteryear (CT Studd), I was elated to find a ditty [...]
March 2013 Book Giveaway!
One of my favorite Christian heroes is a humble man named Oswald Chambers. He was a profound writer, an engaging preacher, and a friend to many. Though he died at age 43 with only 3 books having been written, his dear wife – who could write shorthand faster than a [...]
The Ripples of Your Life
Not long ago I was listening to a podcast of a famous author talking about the Butterfly Effect. In essence, the Butterfly Effect states that a butterfly could flap its wings in Central Park and cause a hurricane on the other side of the world. It sounds a bit crazy, [...]