Looking at a Trend
I was blessed with being able to solely “live of the gospel” (cf. 1 Cor. 9:14) for my 50+ years of working with local churches. For all of those years we were able to live on the support provided by…
Category: Courage
Balancing a Mind to Work and a Will to Fight
“So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work…And it came to pass from that time forth, that the half of my servants wrought in…
Amos or Amaziah
A number of years ago, in a conversation with someone concerning preachers and preaching, the person stated that he thought a preacher needed to have charisma and be entertaining in order to be effective. As I reflect back on that,…
Love It or Leave It
It is difficult to keep one’s thinking truly undenominational. Proud, carnal attitudes constantly make their way into spiritual affairs. The sources of jealousy and strife today are the same carnal attitudes that plagued the Corinthian church. (1 Cor. 3:1-5)
I…