Do you know how to read a book? The premise behind Mortimer J. Adler’s and Charle’s Van Doren’s classic book How to Read a Book is that most people can read, but simply do not know how to read a book well. Many people approach reading as a passive activity rather than as an active …
We live in a terrifying world. The world is so much worse today than it was in the past. In fact, many of previous generations have looked at me with sadness and lamented, “I’m glad I’m not raising children in the world today, as bad as it is.” This is what I hear and am …
Someone is thinking that I’ve lost my mind. The south is the land of sweet tea, but of course, if you live in the south (and are from the south) you know that in any decent restaurant, you do not have to order sweet tea, you just order tea. Tea in the south is sweet. …
I don’t switch Bibles often because I want my Bible to fit me like a glove. I take notes in my Bibles and over time I grow to know it like a close friend. New Bibles are hard for me to adjust to, but recently the fresh pages of a new Bible offered a clean …
Beleive it or not, your political party does not spring forth from biblical principles. In our current over-politicized culture, it is increasingly important for Christians to be people of faith before they are people of politics. Jesus was not a Democrat nor a Republican and I can assure you that neither party speaks for my …
There are times when I know more than God. Well, not really, but if we are honest, there are times when we all think we know more than God. We consider God’s will or God’s direction and we inform God of what would be best for us, or a particular situation, or even for others. …
There are good ways to be critical and bad ways to be critical. Critical condition in the hospital is bad, as is a critical spirit within the church. But, being critical to the ministry of your church is a good thing. Those who voice their criticism the loudest are often not trying to destroy the …
I’ve long been an advocate for emphasizing masculinity within the church and all of Christianity. If we are not careful, we can feminize the church to such a degree that men feel very alienated. I wrote last year about the need to reach men from the pulpit and I continue to believe that it is …
As a pastor, I love it when people walk into my office and ask how they should study their Bible. I love it even more when they tell me how they have been studying it already and ask if I have any suggestions. Many people come into my office looking for THE way to study …
