Mentoring and Influencing a Younger Generation – Some Thoughts for Those who are Older

What do we want from this generation?  We want them to know our God and love Him. We want to influence our generation to love God’s Word, know it thoroughly, and apply it to the way they live their lives.  We want them to be “all-in” for God and willing to follow Christ and live for His sake and the gospels.  We want them to join the great cloud of witnesses who lived by faith and “subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, [and] obtained promises” (Hebrews 11:33).  Those are what makes Christianity successful!  Let’s stay focused on those things.

Don’t Let Your Older Years Become Your Colder Years

Let’s determine that this will never happen to us.  Let’s determine that we will not close our lives by just being comfortable and casual in our Christianity.  Let’s never get to the place where we refuse to acknowledge and repent when we are wrong.  Let’s choose to live faithfully rather than pragmatically.  We should be more than just tradition-defenders. We should also be team-players in the Lord’s work.  Let’s never forget to seek God in our older years.

You Don’t Have to be Like Me!

Evangelism has taken me to churches and ministries in 47 states in 6 different countries in hundreds of different “camps.”  You know what I mean by that right?  Some “camps” are larger (the BBF, for instance) and some are really just a small group of like-minded folks who occasionally get together for encouragement and collaboration.…

Some Thoughts about Preachers and Ties

An article about preachers and ties? Well, yes, and here is why.  I get asked about this quite frequently and have noticed that there are some fairly strong opinions involved.  So, here are my simple thoughts. There is a sense in which it doesn’t matter.   I have heard some incredibly powerful and life-changing preaching…

Thoughts on “Ministry” and the Call to Preach

Thoughts on “Ministry” and the Call to Preach I believe in ministry! I believe that every believer is spiritually gifted to serve in the ministry of the local church as taught in Romans 12 and I Corinthians 12.  I also believe that God gives some men as specific leaders in the work of the ministry…

Six Men Who Have Powerfully Impacted My Life

This time of the year is a special time for me to stop and think and reflect.  Over the last few days, I have especially been thankful for the men who have had the greatest influences in my life and ministry.  While there are many, six are quite prominent.  Here they are, listed in the…

A Story of Old Age, Answered Prayer, and a Soul Saved

It was almost 70 years ago that a young father tightly hugged his 3 year old daughter, walked away from a failed marriage, and never returned. Years later it would be discovered that he had moved to a far-away state for work and, although attempts were made to reconnect with his daughter, those attempts never…