I continue to be shocked and saddened by how little media coverage is given to the persecution of Christians on the global stage. I won’t blame anybody for this neglect, but I will take this opportunity to update you on…

On the Day of Pentecost, when the famous tongues of fire were poured out, how many men were gathered there? According to the Scriptures (Acts 1:15; 2:1-4), there were about 120 people in the upper room. But, if you look…

Everything about our country would be wonderful if it weren’t for those awful sinners. Ever felt like that? It’s an easy assumption. Until we read Luke 13:6-9. I didn’t plan to blog on this subject, but my personal Bible study…

Does your Christian life make you feel like you’re fighting a losing battle?If it does, you’re not alone. You are so not alone. Fellow pilgrims, the narrow way can be brutal. Our God is doing big things in us! To…

“I wouldn’t give you two cents for all your fancy rules if, behind them, they didn’t have a little bit of plain, ordinary, everyday kindness and a little looking out for the other fella, too.” — Senator Jefferson Smith (Jimmy…

I finally went back to church. We live and work in the Nashville area, and absolutely love it. Eileen and I have been blessed to live and minister from the East Coast to the West Coast, and nearly back again.…

Were I to die unexpectedly, and my Spotify playlist to be discovered, what in the world would they think of me? I mean, there’s everything on there from Michael W. Smith to Toto to Aretha Franklin to Electric Light Orchestra…

“He has also set eternity in the human heart …” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). One summer’s day in 1647, in Paris, René Descartes, one of the best-known voices in the history of western philosophy – and the man who coined the phrase,…

I’m seeing a lot of strong public comments being made by which professing Christians are impugning the character of others. The divisions seem to run so deep that we’re talking over each other … and around each other …  but…

Something happened 2000 years ago. Not just something, but someone: Jesus of Nazareth. Since the dawn of human civilization, plenty of people have made plenty of religious claims about life and eternity. Many have claimed to know the secrets to…