The task of passing on the faith cannot be restricted to the parents or the youth minister. The responsibility belongs to each of us.
The task of passing on the faith cannot be restricted to the parents or the youth minister. The responsibility belongs to each of us.
Jesus spelled out the geography of the Great Commission with a simple word, “Go.” Just as he came into our world (the result of a heavenly “go”) so he calls us to “go” into our world. If he had stayed home, all of us would be lost. If we stay home, the world could be […]
Grandparents typically take great interest in their grandchildren. They shower newborns with clothes, furniture, gifts and they take pictures. They brag about the exploits of the young, go to every athletic event, and take pictures. They babysit, serve as chauffeurs, take them on trips, and they take pictures. I have a good friend named James […]
Christians sometimes see only roadblocks to their efforts be Christians in a secular world. We can’t pray in schools. Our neighbors increasingly don’t go to church. Most Americas see Sunday as a time to sleep in. One significant open door that invites the spiritual into the secular is the chaplaincy. The United States military, […]
Christians sometimes see only roadblocks to their efforts be Christians in a secular world. We can’t pray in schools. Our neighbors increasingly don’t go to church. Most Americas see Sunday as a time to sleep in. One significant open door that invites the spiritual into the secular is the chaplaincy. The United States military, […]
Mark 10:13-15 13 And they were bringing children to Him so that He might touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as […]
Back in the 1990s Scott and I preached at different congregations in the same city. Twenty years later we ran into each other. He probed, “Do you remember our first meeting in Memphis? I asked you for advice. You told me three things.” After blinking and trying not to act embarrassed, I confessed, “I don’t […]
Our houses have become fortresses to keep the world out. God said they were to be places of warmth for the world to visit. Our dining rooms collect dust while the lost eat alone. Our children are denied the opportunity of seeing the Christian family in action and of being part of that action in a natural and God-authorized setting.