A Better Man Than Me

Listening to the Gospel of John, as recited by Jason Nightingale of “WordSower International”:http://www.wordsower.org/index.htm, I realized just how much patience our Lord Jesus had for the people to whom He ministered. Again and again, he performed...

Windows to the Soul

It’s always interesting to observe some of the things that people do that they don’t realize they do. Subtle, and not-so-subtle, nuances in body language are sometimes more revealing than what they say. I talked with a fellow today who spent most of our...

How Can It NOT Exist?

I continue to be befuddled by those who would claim that absolute truth does not and cannot exist. I am also somewhat bemused by this because I find such individuals cannot remain true to their own arguments and philosophies. Their arguments claim that it is...

Contentment

I have been blessed by a great contentment the last few weeks. God has been good, and it seems as though life is generally going well. I wouldn’t say that things are necessarily any easier than they were — quite the contrary, in fact. We still struggle to...

Discovering Your Spiritual Gifts

I think it’s important to know what your spiritual gifts are. Everyone has spiritual gifts, and we all have varying degrees of each gift. Knowing what your gifts are enables you to foster those gifts, to strengthen them, and find ways to use them in ministry....

Visions of What Could Be

I had a vision tonight. It wasn’t anything prophetic. It wasn’t anything hallucinogenic. It wasn’t anything mystical. What it was, in actuality, was a moment of insight, of clarity into what could be. The vision was this: one member of a men’s...