Loving God Up Close

Rekindling Your Relationship with the Holy Spirit – Calvin Miller. Warner Faith. Sections are divided as follows: The Symbols of the Spirit, The Ministries of the Spirit, The Pleasure of the Spirit. Calvin Miller, a former pastor and currently a professor at Beeson Divinity School is a great thinker. He is a word smith. Calvin […]

D. L. Moody on Spiritual Leadership

– Steve Miller. Moody. While Moody never wrote a book on leadership, his words are inspirational and timely. The editor has given us quotes from this 19th century evangelist that will add punch to any study you are doing on leadership or ministry. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and Michael Catt, […]

David and Jonathan

The other day, I sat paused in my study when I read a passage of scripture that took my mind back in time. I Samuel 18:1 says, “…the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” It was the fall of 1971 when I met […]

Climb Up Sunshine Mountain

Climb climb up Sunshine Mountain, faces all aglow. Why does the writer of this passage choose the term climb? Most likely it is the author’s view of the Christian life that has influenced the choice. This writer’s view of the Christian life is progressive — that it is moving upward and is best represented by […]

A House is Not a Home

One of the most fascinating sites in America is the Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, the home of the late George Vanderbilt. The house represented the finest in design and technology of its day. The slate and copper roof has never been replaced. In 1895, the house featured central heating, indoor plumbing (43 bathrooms), […]

Identity

(taken from Building Christian Unity, pg. 11-18) “Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Paul gave this admonition in Ephesians 4:3, and the Church desperately needs to heed it today. Homes are dividing (even Christian marriages are falling apart), and churches are splitting-in spite of the fact that Jesus […]

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