A Call to Integrity

A Call to Integrity

We live in a business culture that lacks principle.  When our ambition is to succeed (at any cost) then we make ourselves vulnerable to compromise.   Compromise always has a consequence.   In the early stages of compromise, it appears that the consequences are...
My God is Too Small (and I am Too Big!)

My God is Too Small (and I am Too Big!)

I’ve been leading a men’s study in I Kings this year—and we just finished the section (I Kings 18) where Elijah prays for fire to consume his wet offering (The prophets of Baal had also been asking their “god” for the same result!).   But God answers Elijah’s prayer...
You Cannot Not Communicate

You Cannot Not Communicate

I attended a conference years ago that discussed various principles about working in ministry.   There were many insights presented, but there was one principle shared that I have never forgotten.   It is this: You cannot not communicate.   The principle is simple,...
Focus

Focus

We live in a culture committed to having everything; however, the end result is that we really possess nothing–at least nothing of real substance.  Elton Trublood said it this way: “He who is committed to many things is committed to nothing.”  We...

A Surrendered Life

I recently listened to the testimony of some men who served on a church mission trip to Russia. (It is always encouraging to hear what God is doing!)    Their testimony led me to question: “Why doesn’t God show up in our daily routine as He seems to do on mission...