The Lord uses the proactive participation of his people to build his purposes on planet earth....
Our Lord promises to restore our souls with green pastures and still waters: He also refreshes us with his people....
Few forces are as powerful for the human soul as encouragement. We need encouragement because we are highly susceptible to discouragement. How can we win the battle over discouragement?...
What does it mean to be a friend of God? Thankfully, Jesus doesn't leave us in the dark; he explains in clear detail all that's involved in friendship with him....
Do you ever feel like you're caught up in circumstances way too big for you? That's when we need to remember that God has wrapped our lives with purpose and destiny....
How does our thought life determine our destiny? How do we live faithfully as God's people in a society whose reality excludes his relevance? Daniel's example in Babylon teaches us how to think correctly and live faithfully in a society increasingly out of step with God's Word....
When we walk through fiery tests and trials, we're not alone - the Lord is right there with us....
As we look at the world without and the world within, we often have the feeling that things are not as they should be. The good news is that God promises to fix it all, abolish evil, and establish righteousness....
God builds us together into a championship team to fulfil his purpose on the earth today....
Have you ever faced a moment of genuine intimidation? Have you ever been gripped with fear to the degree that you were paralysed - unable to move? This is what Joshua felt as he stood at the threshold of his moment of destiny....
Keep ReadingWeddings happen all over the world, every day. But it's not every day that my own daughter gets married. We just returned from Nagoya, Japan, where my oldest daughter Julia married Kazuyoshi Matsumoto. Here's the story behind the story, followed by some reflections from a fatherly perspective. ...
Keep ReadingIt’s that time of year when we get to hit the pause button from everything else going on ...
Keep ReadingA common response to the question, 'How's it going?' is 'Busy!'. And while it's true that we can be too busy, I often respond by saying, 'Better busy than bored!'. And while that's also true, there is something that's even better than being busy - and that is being blessed. In reflecting on what we've been up to, we've been busy ... but we're blessed!...
Keep ReadingThe active presence of the Holy Spirit is not something God intended to be limited to the early church; this is also our inheritance in Christ....
Keep ReadingJesus came to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor, a spiritual jubilee in which we are restored to the happy land of our relationship with God. This positions us for active participation in God's purposes, including gratitude-based generosity. Every time we give, every moment we share with those in need, every week we set aside a tithe and give it to God to fund his wors...
Keep ReadingRecently an episode in Scotland reminded us about the need to be clear: there is only one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. ...
Keep ReadingI was disappointed in the outcome of the Super Bowl. But the good news is that Jesus never disappoints us....
Keep ReadingWho pastors the pastors? I was recently meeting with our pastors in Ukraine, encouraging them in their rewarding but demanding task of gospel ministry in Ukraine....
Keep ReadingAs great as the past was, God is calling us forward to the future. But the future God has for us is rooted in what he has already done as described in the Bible....
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