The second-worse kind of betrayal one could experience is being betrayed by your own child. The absolute worst is being betrayed by your spouse. Imagine for a moment, how painful it would be for your child, your own flesh and blood, whom you raised and trained, and watch grow from a tiny infant to a…
How often do you worship? I don’t mean putting on your favorite Worship CD or singing along to K-Love. I mean taking the time to dig down deep in your heart to echo words that resonate with you about who God is to you. I mean in your heart elevating God above everything else. Worship…
I am astonished at how Christians interact with one another In fact, astonished may not even be a strong enough word: dismayed, heartbroken, and at times even shaken, when I read how Christians comment to each other on social media, blogs and Christian news sites. Okay, I know that not everyone who engages in these…
I have heard some parents state that they feel family devotions are like brain-washing their child, and that they want to allow their children to make their own decision for faith as they get older and are more well-informed about their decision. When I hear this, I bristle. The fact is that if you don’t…
“Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.” -Rev. Billy Graham I clearly remember my friends wheeling me in to…
The church today has become a gathering of consumers. Instead of following the instructions Paul gave the early church, we show up and expect The band to play our favorite songs the way we like them The pastor to preach a sermon that inspires us The people to greet us and make us fee welcome…
