Intimacy with God
“And there has not arisen a prophet since in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face.” (Deut 34:10) God is omniscient and knows everything. He made and knows the inner workings of every cell of your body. But does the Lord “know” you? We speak of knowing God, but in Matthew 7
The Measure of All Things
The agnostic Greek philosopher Protagoras is credited with the phrase, “Man is the measure of all things.” Since the context of the statement is not available to us, we can only guess what he meant. I won’t even attempt to speculate right now—but the statement is full of bluster and conceit, it seems to me.
Discouraging Pathways
Donnie Moore is one of the more tragic figures in baseball history. Most of his 13-season career, Donnie was an average pitcher at best. But, for two wonderful years, 1985 and 1986, Donnie became one of the premier relief pitchers in the game. However, Donnie is best known for a single pitch during his career.
The Greatest Tree in History
The other day I randomly pulled a book off the shelf in my study at home. It wasn’t a spiritual book. It was Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader: History’s Lists by the Bathroom Reader’s Institute. Believe it or not, the books in this series can make great illustration material. The chapter I read was “Trees of
S Is for Sacrifice (Part 1)
In a sudden burst of pride that was most unlike him, David disobeyed the Lord and ordered Joab to take a military census of Israel (2 Sam. 24:1; 1 Chron. 21). God disciplined the nation by sending a plague that killed 70,000 people, and David confessed his sin and humbled himself before the Lord. God
Before I Die
Written by: Bill Elliff All of us have dreams. Some want their dream home, complete with grass and picket fence. Others would love to have their dream job or dream car or dream vacation. A good way to ask this question is…if you could experience anything in the world, what would it be? I have
Churchquake
When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s message with boldness. Acts 4:31 (HCSB) If you check out the website of the US Geological Survey, you will find a FAQ button, and then you will find a
Washing Wounds
When I was in the fifth grade, there was a pretty blonde haired girl named Lori who moved to our school and was in my class. I was love-struck in every sense of the word, and wondered what I might be able to do to capture her attention before some other boy. Being one of
Who Goes to Hell?
A question that rises in all religions is who’s in and who’s out. If the religion has a heaven and hell, this question often boils down to who gets to go to heaven and who winds up in hell. The Christian religion has answered that variously through history, and it is recently being asked again,
Can You Be Content?
I’ve been in ministry spanning five decades. I’ve served as a staff member and as a pastor. One thing I’ve never done when talking to a church is talked about money. I have a firm conviction that if God is calling you to a church, you should go—end of discussion. While I am in total
In Praise of Plodders
Although he had only an elementary education, by the time he was in his teens, he could read the Bible in six languages. He later became Professor of Oriental Languages at Fort William College in Calcutta, and his press at Serampore provided Scriptures in over 40 languages and dialects for more than 300 million people.
Postmodern Idolatry
The philosopher Rousseau or Voltaire or someone is reported to have said, “In the beginning God created man in His own image; then man returned the favor.” How true. If mankind is good at anything, it is in creating gods to his own liking. This is especially true in the postmodern world. Postmoderns pick and