The ‘Fear of the Lord’ has always been a fascinating topic and one that has caused not a small bit of confusion. Are we supposed to be afraid of God? Isn’t God love? Are we missing something? I don’t presume for one minute to have a full understanding but I do feel God has given me some insight that I …
He’s On Every Page of Your Story
Years ago my daughter Eden brought one of her “Where’s Waldo?” books to me and we sat on the couch scouring the pages for Waldo, that striped-shirted wonder who is often so tricky to find. If you’re unfamiliar with the “Where’s Waldo” books then understand that it’s a picture book filled with drawings of hundreds of characters and you’re supposed …
Am I A Failure For Being Faithful?
We tend to celebrate exciting new developments. You got a new job or started your own business? Yay! You bought a new car or a new house? Congratulations, it’s beautiful! Seldom do we go up to someone and say, “You’ve driven the same car for twelve years! You are managing your money so well and being super-wise by being so …
When Faith and Failure Mix
What do you do when your prayers seem to fail? How are you supposed to respond when the story doesn’t end with “happily ever after?” Many people have had a crisis of faith when what they thought ‘should’ happen or believed was ‘supposed’ to happen did not. Some blame themselves for not being righteous enough as if the failure is …
Standing Firm In A Climate Of Fear
All of our hearts have been broken by what we have seen over that past few weeks with the tragedy of the south Florida school shooting and then with the passing of the greatest Evangelist of the modern era, Rev. Billy Graham. We grieve for different reasons in each circumstance and our sorrow and pain lead us to the next …
Dodging The Grapes of Wrath
In the summer of 2006 I was honored with an invitation to headline the first open air, Christian concert in a central city of the nation of Bosnia. The great majority of the population of this region being Muslim, it was a true wonder that the event was approved by the Muslim mayor of the city. Advertisements were posted, staging …