Next week, I’ll return to my series on “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 years ago.” I’ll be sharing “Lesson 8” (out of 12). Next week’s lesson is entitled: “Are You Determined or Stubborn?” I’ll be talking about the difference between “Spirit-motivated determination” and “flesh-driven…

I just returned from a powerful and refreshing weekend spent with our GTN staff, who traveled from all across the country to attend our annual staff retreat. The transformative work of God’s Spirit was so evident in the stories that were shared. God is truly doing some amazing things around the world in and through…

Today is my last post (part 3 of 3) discussing the subjects of hell, Rob Bell and his latest book Love Wins. The above title comes from a sermon given by Dr. Bobby Conway (you can view the full video teaching here). Why am I taking time to discuss this very difficult and sobering topic?Because we are…

“There is no doctrine which I would more willingly remove from Christianity than this, if it lay in my power. But it has the full support of Scripture and, specially, of our Lord’s own words; it has always been held by Christendom; and it has the support of reason.” (C. S. Lewis) C. S. Lewis…

This week I’m taking a break from my series (12 Lessons…) and thought I would share with you a very important and highly relevant blog post from Randy Alcorn (www.epm.org). I have always considered Randy to be one of the best writers in evangelical Christianity today. He has a very sharp theological mind and a…

Today we come to Part 6 (and the final segment) of “A Humble Life.” As I wrap up “Lesson 7” in this series on “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 Years Ago,” I want to add seven more characteristics of “Proud People” vs. “Humble People” to…

The more I study humility… the more I realize how far I need to go to be a truly humble person. the more I understand why pride is considered the “chief” of all sins. the more I realize that Jesus is the perfect and complete embodiment of what “true humility” looks like. the more humbled…

Subtitle: A Humble Life, Lesson 4 This week, I wanted to share some “quotable quotes” on humility… “But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that…

Subtitle: A Humble Life, Lesson 3 J.I. Packer writes these incredibly profound and comforting words (I urge you to allow these words to take root deep within your soul)… “There is unspeakable comfort, the sort of comfort that energizes, in knowing that God is constantly taking knowledge of me in love and watching over me…

Subtitle: A Humble Life (Part 2). This week, we continue with Lesson #7 in the series “What I Wish (as a Pastor) that I had Known, Understood, Believed and Lived 30 Years Ago.” Lesson Number 7: Humility is always the right choice! Humility is “foundational” to the Christian faith, as well as effective, God-honoring ministry.…