Paul the Apostle
-
Finish What You (and the Lord) Started
Last summer Diane and I were part of a wedding in Milwaukee and stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast in the city. When we arrived at our lodgings that evening, the host and hostess, a husband and wife team, were wonderful people, very friendly, and it didn’t take too long for us to establish that they Continue reading
-
How to Get to Heaven…the Old Testament Way
God changed. The very thought should make us shudder. And you know why, right? Because if God changed then He either became better, or He became worse. Now, if He became better, then He wasn’t perfect yesterday, and tell me, just who or what exactly was answering your prayers last week? And if He changed Continue reading
-
The Great Key to Changing
During my seminary years, I had a friend named Mike who was a full-time firefighter and a fairly new Christian. Mike and I went to a weekly men’s prayer group on Friday mornings, and I remember one Friday morning Mike was lamenting how he would go on this two week canoe trip to Canada with Continue reading
-
When Should You Share Romans 8:28?
I once heard of a Christian speaker who said that believers should basically not quote Romans 8:28 to one another. Romans 8:28 says, “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (ESV) Now obviously, there is a time and Continue reading
-
3 Keys to Paul’s Fruitfulness
Let’s put the words found in Acts 20:24 in contention for some of the most beautiful in all of Scripture. They also give us a clue as to why God used Paul so wonderfully. The scene itself provides a perfect backdrop – Paul is saying goodbye to the elders from Ephesus, Ephesus being the city Continue reading
-
What God Told Paul When He Was Afraid
Talk about post-traumatic stress syndrome, I guess we should have expected this: Paul was afraid. And it’s no wonder. Who wouldn’t be? Think about it – he was… …stoned at Lystra …beaten with rods and jailed in Philippi …attacked by an unruly mob in Thessalonica …mocked in Athens …reviled in Corinth It seems that almost Continue reading
-
How to be a Noble Christian
I owe it to my years in the Navigators that I can’t read the Bible without seeing a highlighter through certain verses. Now I generally don’t mark in my Bibles, but I think you know what I mean: as I read, there are certain verses that I have heard referred to so many times that they Continue reading
-
Advice For That Big College Spring Break Trip
Spring break trips by college students to Daytona Beach and other parts south have become infamous symbols today for full-out hedonistic pleasure. And Sunday I was talking with a young college student from our church who was home for the weekend, and told me he too was heading to the beaches when his spring break Continue reading
About Me
I’ve been a follower of Christ since an upper-class cadet at West Point showed me…read more here
CATEGORIES
- Accident
- Apologetics
- Bible
- Bible Interpretation
- Biking
- Born Again
- Carpe Deum
- Contentment
- Devotions
- Discipleship
- exercise
- Fellowship
- Glorifying God
- Good Deeds
- Grace
- Prayer
- Preaching
- Purity
- Quiet Time
- Secret Sin
- Self-righteousness
- Sexual Immorality
- Shepherding
- Sin
- Spiritual Training
- Sports, Football
- The Bible
- The local church
- The Lord's prayer
- The Return of Christ
- Uncategorized
Entrusted with the Gospel 