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A long time ago I was sitting in an office at the church building where I worked at the time. My boss, another minister, was just staring at me. It wasn’t good. I was wondering, “What did I do wrong this time?” He pretty much spit out this next question: “Why do people LOVE you so much?” I was stunned. Back then my self-esteem was so horrible I really had no idea anyone but my wife Laurie and our children loved me at all. I really had to think about that. “But Jesus called th

I was once accused by a fellow minister of “spending too much time with people.” He said, “You should get that done in 5 or 6 times, tops!” My reply, “What I do with those people is discipleship. It never ends….until we die.” “Cease listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.” (Proverb 19:27) The words “listening to instruction” have to do with “paying intelligent attention to warning, instruction, restraint, correction, discipline, doctr

I was thinking recently about a concept. My thoughts were provoked by the recognition that God established all good things and that He did so with an intention and an intentional design for everything He set in place. The devil watched all this be created. He knows what is at risk whenever we do anything that is either righteous or sinful. Every sinful thing we are tempted to do WILL put something at risk. Every act done in obedience to God will ALSO put something at risk – b

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:1-2) Before God spoke “the earth was without form (a desolate waste), and void (empty ruin)” and “darkness was on the face of the deep”. Several commentaries translate the idea of the earth being “without form” and “void” as chaos and desolation. As I read this passa