Someone once said, “You should only pray for the impossible.” For if we can somehow swing things in our own efforts, we really don’t need the power of God. A […]
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for […]
“Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning” (1 Timothy 5:20 – NASB) “If your brother sins, go and show him his […]
There is a cost in following Christ, and like his Swiss-German predecessors, Amish-born Steve Lapp has undergone persecution and slander for his willingness to serve the Lord wholeheartedly. Excommunicated from […]
“Human nature doesn’t change,” my 96 year-old grandfather said once when I asked him if people weren’t just a whole lot nicer when he was young. I realize now that […]
“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare” (Jeremiah […]
“The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to the sons of men” (Psalm 115:16). In the wake of recent cultural chaos, I have been […]
There’s a lot of confusion these days about the role of the church and how it interacts with culture (when I speak here of “the church,” I am talking about […]
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, […]
“By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted” (Proverbs 11:11). Seven years ago today, we settled on the house in which we’re currently living. The house is located […]
What happens when a burned out minister decides to seek simple intimacy with God? The miraculous, the impossible, and the outright thrilling. The Secret Place is a book that so […]