The intrepid newspaper reporter, Henry Stanley, and his flamboyant entourage marched into Ujiji, a rustic African village in modern-day Tanzania. Had he finally found his man? In the autumn of 1871, the western world awaited Stanley’s report. Other search parties had failed to locate the long-lost explorer, but now an African man pointed Stanley to…
I am no expert on marriage. But I have been married long enough to experience those times when coldness creeps in and distance grows. The simplest lesson that the Lord has taught us is the importance of time spent together. Taking time to stop, look each other in the face, and really talk, has proven…
“How do I glorify God when my work is mundane and meaningless?” A Renewed Focus Over the past few years, there has been a renewed focus in many churches on the importance of developing and teaching a theology of work. This emphasis on vocation has been long overdue. According to one study, the average person…
Stefani McDade published an article in Christianity Today on September 9 entitled Top 5 Heresies Among American Evangelicals. The survey the article references was done by Ligonier ministries and can be found here. The survey produced some odd results. People were labeled evangelicals for the sake of the survey if they agreed to certain basic…
Proverbs 18:14: The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear? The pandemic we lived through has triggered an explosion of crushed spirits and broken hearts. Loneliness, exhaustion, abuse, fear of infection, grief over loved ones lost, and financial concerns are some of the key stress factors. All…
I pray for my children’s salvation every day. If you are reading this post, then probably you do too — and you should! There is nothing that a Christian dad desires more than the salvation of his children. I believe that ultimately, God is sovereign in salvation (John 6:65; Acts 13:48). It is a gift…
William Borden was famous.1 His parents were millionaires. They were prominent members of the Moody Church in Chicago. The newspapers of the early 1900s reported on young Borden’s activities. Every door of opportunity swung open for this privileged youth. However, those who knew him at Yale and then at Princeton saw a very different picture.…
I appreciated Kevin Schaal’s post yesterday in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and the United Kingdom. That’s quite a list, but…
Queen Elizabeth II died last week. It was a surreal moment when I heard the news. It’s not that I thought she would live forever; rather, I had not considered the certainty that she would die. She reigned for 70 years, seven months, and two days. She was one of the few remaining survivors of…
The scandals and secrets that are coming out about ministries and denominations are very scary. Witnessing sexual accusations and claims of abuse against pastors and ministry leaders is extremely disheartening and sickening. One can’t help but ponder and ask how did they get to this point? What drove one of my friends in ministry to…