O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us (Psalm 60:1, ESV). Psalm 60 is the “extremely discouraged” Psalm. Have you ever felt so hammered by life that you considered giving up, perhaps even wish that you didn’t exist? Do you believe God has abandoned you? This is a psalm from […]
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Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4, ESV). I suggest we all read Sam Storm’s book Understanding Spiritual Warfare! Why? Because spiritual warfare lies behind the difficulties most of us are going through right now. Not knowing
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Give respect and honor to those who are in authority (Romans 13:7, NLT). Since 1984, October has been observed as Pastor Appreciation Month. We are halfway through the month, and have we honored our pastors? What about Interruptions? Yes, I’m a bit late in mentioning it, and I was a pastor for 49 years. In
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Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil (Proverbs 3:7, NASB). The word “apologetic” is often used to describe a defense of God and the Bible. I believe the existence of evil doesn’t disprove the Gospel but supports the Bible and undergirds our need for grace. Why? Light means
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Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord (Psalm 27:14, NASB). I love solitude — and I’m a person who talks too much! I haven’t always enjoyed being alone, and in fact, at one time, I feared it. Arriving at a monastery 30 years ago for a four-day silent
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I’ve read the Book of Daniel at least once a year for 52 years. During my study of Daniel, I’ve noticed three aspects of this book: 1. Daniel is always faithful. 2. The Lord delivers those who are faithful. 3. The faithfulness of God in the end times. Daniel is always faithful. But Daniel resolved that
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Finally, brothers and sisters, pray for us that the word of the Lord will spread rapidly and be glorified (2 Thessalonians 3:1, NASB). What an adventure that my wife and I had on our recent trip to the Philippines. Thank you for praying for Barbara and me! Some notes. . . Through my 100 trips on short-term missions, often
Let’s use this acronym to remember the definition of Grace: God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense or. . . GRACE! Have you ever been casually and comfortably walking the narrow path of God’s will when encountering a mudslide whooshing down the hill? You must stop doing good work because of the obstacle, or even worse, you’re
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons (1 Corinthians 12:4-6, NASB1995). The Apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 4:1 that we should walk in a manner worthy of our calling. Do we know
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But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:20, ESV). Those who believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior are citizens of heaven, but none of us are naturalized citizens. We were born again. My parents were citizens of heaven, but their profession of faith did not provide
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