Ephesians 4 teaches that God has given several special gifts to His church, “for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:” and so forth. He lists them as five specific gifts: the apostle, the prophet, the evangelist, the pastor, and the teacher. …
The gift of the evangelist is most likely not for today! You have heard that haven’t you? It is taught in some Bible colleges and believed by more than a few pastors and denominational leaders. A friend of mine wrote recently that his former pastor told him that evangelists are like apostles in that their…
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This week Bethlie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And now…
Family / Home / Marriage / Training Children
This week Bethlie and I will celebrate our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life. Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!). Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And…
This post is part of a series to answer questions that I often receive from pastors, youth pastors, and youth workers when I speak at Christian camps. I am not able to go into all the detail that is perhaps needed at times but will primarily attempt to give an overview and a starting point. …
This post is part of a series to answer questions that I often receive from pastors, youth pastors, and youth workers when I speak at Christian camps. I am not able to go into all the detail that is perhaps needed but will primarily attempt to give an overview and a starting point. As in…
Today’s post is part of a series that will answer questions that I often receive from pastors, youth pastors, and youth workers when I speak at Christian camps. I will not be giving all the detail that is perhaps needed. I will only attempt to give an overview and a starting point. As in dealing…
Today I am beginning a series that will answer questions that I often receive from pastors, youth pastors, and youth workers when I speak at Christian camps. I will no be giving all the detail that is perhaps needed. I will only attempt to give an overview and a starting point. As in dealing with…
Ephesians 4:1-3 “I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love; endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” It is a special thing to be called…
My dad just turned 72 or 73 this year (I know it is one of those) and I won’t be able to be with him on Father’s Day. We did spend a week together back in May and we had a blast laughing and sight-seeing and talking and celebrating several special events! Because tomorrow is…
The book of Acts, strangely enough, opens with closure. Jesus has “shewed himself alive . . . by many infallible proofs” (v. 2) and is shortly to ascend into heaven. Prior to his ascension, He not only proves His resurrection, He also instructs them concerning “the kingdom of God” (v. 2), their need of the…
Romans 1:16 declares that there is power in the Gospel of Jesus Christ to save those who will believe. So what is the Gospel? It is the Scriptural truth that Jesus Christ – the Virgin-born, sinless, Son of God Himself – died for our sins, was buried, and was raised from the dead so that…
