Meeting with a Giant
A few weeks ago I was able to spend the day with Warren and Betty Wiersbe. Since we are hundreds of miles apart and they rarely travel these days, it was a special joy to see them. Jim McBride and I were in Nebraska for a Fireproof screening and spent most of the day with
A Gift of Peace and Rest
(originally appeared in Songs in the Night, may not be reprinted without permission of 2ProphetU.com) He stood in the busy marketplace in Capernaum, and everybody knew who He was. He was Jesus of Nazareth, the teacher, the healer. And He looked at the crowd as they rushed here and there, just the way the crowds
When Will We Take Worship Seriously?
I think a great deal about worship, corporate worship specifically. When I served as president of the Pastors’ Conference, I noticed something that disturbed me. While I am committed to minister to ministers, I do not think all ministers get it. In fact, I wonder why some are in the ministry. During the Pastors’ Conference,
It Takes Time to Make Things Beautiful
(Originally appeared in Songs in the Night, copyright Warren W. Wiersbe) It’s good to know that the word beautiful has returned to our vocabulary. We’re accustomed now to hearing people talk about beautiful ideas, beautiful thoughts, and even beautiful people. As I thought about this recently, I recalled a verse from the Bible: “He hath
Commitment or Surrender?
Alan Redpath once shared a story from his personal life that made you both smile and think. He was a much sought after speaker for conferences and revivals, and his custom was to always return home with a present for each of his two daughters. Knowing this, the girls would run with excitement when they
Welcome to Your 20s Assignments
When college students graduate they often don’t recognize their biggest assignments are unfinished. Decisions once made during college years are now made during the 20’s. The most recent developmental research shows that young adulthood now extends into the early 30’s. We used to send kids off to college expecting them to graduate as adults. Not
Can You Compartmentalize Christianity (Part 2)
Unfortunately, we have an unwritten rule in the church: “If you don’t bother me, I won’t bother you.” Thus, when we are confronted by someone concerning an area of compromise in our life, we hold a grudge rather than receive the word humbly. Douglas Webster warned that “casual Christianity turns religion into an excuse for
The God Who Makes Us Again
(Copyright, Warren W. Wiersbe. This material originally appeared in Songs in the Night. Not to be reproduced or copied without permission of 2PU.) While driving through the Appalachian region, my wife and I stopped at a pottery shop. I had never seen a mountain craftsman make pottery on the old-fashioned potter’s wheel. But there he
Can You Compartmentalize Christianity (Part 1)
“This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God. Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your
The Living Word
(Originally appeared in Songs in the Night, copyright Warren W. Wiersbe) Never underestimate the power of a book. I am told that for every word in Hitler’s Mein Kampf, 125 people lost their lives in Word War II. In 1848, Marx and Engels published a little pamphlet called the Communist Manifesto; and today nearly half
Thrown to the Wolves
Americans love to use metaphoric cliche`s when talking. Perhaps you have heard “make a mountain out of a molehill”, “pull the wool over his eyes”, “on his last leg”, “bite the dust”, “stretch the truth”, “hold your horses”, “turn over a new leaf”, “kick the bucket”, “lost your marbles”, “beat the bushes”, “when it rains
P Is for Plagiarism (Part 2)
Let’s begin with the fact that honesty and ministry go together, and what God has brought together must not be torn asunder. Another name for this is “integrity.” How can anybody claim to preach God’s truth when the message was pilfered from somebody else? How can ministers exhort us to love the Lord when they