A Family Update (And an Engagement!)
It has been some time since I have shared a family update, and I acknowledge it is long overdue. So here is what’s new in my life, family, and ministry over the past few months.
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The Financial and Spiritual Principle of Compound Interest
Aileen and I recently opened an RESP for our grandson and made an initial little deposit. An RESP (Registered Education Savings Plan) is a kind of savings account that allows money to accumulate without taxes, provided it is someday used for education. Finn isn’t yet even a year old, so this may seem a little…
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One of the Greatest Challenges We Will Ever Face
We may find it easy enough to love a building or an institution or a particular form of worship. But people? That can be a much greater challenge…
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What’s Going On In Your Pastor’s Mind?
It is one of the strengths, or perhaps one of the weaknesses, of the human mind that it can have different “tracks” playing at the same time. Even as one series of words is emerging from a person’s mouth, an entirely different series of words may be flitting through his brain. He can have an…
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Selfish, Lifeless, Loveless Christianity
Hospitality is a concrete expression of Christian love and family life. Giving oneself to the care of God’s people means sharing one’s life and home with others. An open home is a sign of an open heart and a loving, sacrificial, serving spirit.
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It’s a Package Deal
When we come to Christ, we gain God as our Father and Christ as our King. But we do more than that. We also gain a family.
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Free Stuff Fridays (PrayMore)
Free Stuff Fridays: Free subscriptions to the new PrayMore app for your whole church or ministry! #Sponsored
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Preorder My New Book and Documentary!
A few years ago I had an audacious idea: To travel the world and worship with Christians from east to west and north to south. The idea became a proposal and the proposal became a journey. Before I knew it I was traveling to Tonga, Fiji, Australia and far beyond.
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The Quiet Power of a Courageous Word
Sometimes it is the simplest of matters that bear the greatest fruit. A simple deed, a simple gift, a simple word can make all the difference. They can even begin a cascade that changes lives and changes the world.
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A Few Memories of John MacArthur
Because others have written tributes that focus on MacArthur’s pulpit ministry, book writing, leadership, and much else, I thought I would offer just a few personal memories.
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By and By They Meet
Our prayers run along one road, and God’s answers by another, and by and by they meet. God answers all true prayer, either in kind or kindness.
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Spread Too Thin
With so much to do, we can easily begin to wonder whether prayer is an appropriate use of scarce time. Wouldn’t it be better to give my attention to something that would let me cross something off my to-do list?
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The Stranger: A Short Film For You
Based on a true story and inspired by the truth that character comes before competence, “The Stranger” is an honest, light-hearted and meaningful picture of what it means to truly serve others.
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The Wonder of the Human Face
Then there are the wonders of human ingenuity: the machines, the inventions, the works of art. One lifetime is not nearly enough to explore or appreciate even the smallest fraction of them all.
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Pray Until You Feel Like It
It is wise to set aside a time and place to pray—to build the habit and to then maintain it. But creating the habit may not always create the desire.
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Is It Fair of God?
It’s a question every Christian is asked to consider at one time or another: Is God fair to punish those who have never heard of Jesus Christ? There are many ways to consider the issue and many ways to answer.
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Satan Can Stage a Quiet Revival Too
We are hearing encouraging reports of a kind of quiet revival that is spreading throughout the West. There appears to be a small but noticeable interest in the Christian faith by groups that, until recently, had eschewed it
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Let Them Leap To Hell Over Our Bodies
One of the most sacred and most important of our tasks in prayer is to intercede on behalf of the lost. We know that every one of our friends, neighbors, and family members needs to hear the good news of the gospel and repent and believe. We know that God is the Good Shepherd, who…
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Free Stuff Fridays (Moody Publishers)
Free Stuff Fridays: Book Package! #Sponsored
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When You Want It More Than They Do
It can be both a joy and a trial to witness another person’s Christian life. It can be a joy when you learn that they long for holiness and that they long to strive toward what is theirs in Christ. It can be a trial when you learn that they appear to have little longing…