One of my favorite aspects of biblical study is the examination of the lives of men in the Bible, and to ponder the way I can connect with them. I have looked at Moses and considered times when I have taken matters into my own hands. One example is when Moses visited the Israelites and killed one of the Egyptians because he thought his own people would recognize that God was using him to rescue them, but they did not (Acts 7:25). I’ve looked at Jacob and how God appeared to

Some 40 years ago I was with my cousins on a motor boat in the Niagara River. We were having so much fun as we sped through the water from the dock on Strawberry Island and raced through the water in front of Niawanda Park. All of a sudden, the motor conked out and my cousin Kevin could not fix it. We began to drift and could not continue to get back to his boat house there. We had a couple of oars in the boat that we had to use otherwise that drift would have left us at

One other reflection from my trip to the hospital is that the crisis that occurred was not a sudden physical rupture if you will. No there were warning signs that I was ignoring, hoping that things would get better. Instead I waited and waited and the crisis came. Anytime we hear the word revival we most of the time begin to think of massive movements where hundreds of people come to profess their trust in Christ as Savior. However, what I am speaking of is a personal revi

This may come as a shock but I am actually going to begin this directive with lyrics to a Pink Floyd song: Time Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town Waiting for someone or something to show you the way Tired of lying around in the sunshine staying home to watch the rain And your young and life is long and there is time to kill today And then one day you find ten yea

As you may know my wife is originally from Germany. We met years ago when I was stationed in her home town and we met at a Bible study. She had never been to America but we believed that God was leading her to come and be my wife and live in a foreign land that she had no idea of what it was like. At the time about the only concept she had was from her father who loved to watch Bonanza where they lived on a ranch. I still picture very vividly our ride from the airport to m

Recently we had a training on avoiding overload. The gist of it was that it is better to learn a few things well, then to know a little about a lot of things but nothing you can truly hold unto with any certainty. We can learn a lot from Paul who said in Philippians, “But this one thing I do…” And in I Corinthians 2:1,2 he said, And I when I came to you, brothers, did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing

As I write this the nations are raging. Russia has invaded Ukraine, all the other nations are proposing sanctions and making threats. Nobody knows how to resolve the tension. Almost the entire world is opposed to this act of aggression but nobody knows how to solve anything, at least not while I am writing this. After World War II we established the United Nations with the intent of resolving world conflicts and problems. Since that was established there has been the Kor

The Word of God is the only book that is completely true and therefore truly reliable. We live in a day and age where we have accepted the premise that, “All truth is God’s truth.” Now if by that we mean that God is the only source of all truth as revealed in His Word, the Bible a book that is God-breathed then we are on solid ground. However, when it is interpreted to mean that equal sources can produce truth and elevates concepts provided by man to be equal with God’s Wor

“Do everything without grumbling or arguing…” – Philippians 2:14 (NIV) Grumbling and complaining come naturally to us. It doesn’t take...

The Bible verse; Hebrews 4:3a – For we who have believed enter that rest… Recently I was at a conference for counselors through the...

Someone once said that we should work as though it depends on you but pray knowing that it all depends on God. John Wesley would say...

Nothing is settled until it is settled right and nothing is settled right until it is settled with God. In the beginning God said, “Let...

In I Kings 18:20 we read, “So Ahab sent word throughout all Israel and assembled the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. Elijah went before...

Charles Spurgeon once made what is probably my favorite statement outside of the Bible when he said, “God is too loving to be unkind and...

Tozer in his book the Knowledge of the Holy addressed the attribute of God’s omniscience and for today’s Directive I would like to...

In his book The Pursuit of God, A.W. Tozer included a prayer that I believe should be the prayer of every Christ follower: “O God, I have...

She came in with her husband to see one of our female counselors and myself. Her troubled countenance was evident from the beginning as...

This may come as a shock but I am actually going to begin this blog with lyrics to a Pink Floyd song: Time Ticking away the moments that...

"Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights above. Praise him all his angels; praise him all his heavenly hosts. ...

Every man or woman in ministry must decide if what they are doing is a calling or Career Choice. I heard a story a long time ago that...