Despite being in the mountains of West Virginia we are everything but excluded from people. Everywhere we turn, look, or move there are people. In Morgantown, there are people all over; when students are back, lots of people. My guess is there are lots of people in your city as well, and with those people…
Read MoreIt seems our world has been under increasing spiritual attack in the last months. It’s hard to remember when it all started, but the attack on reality itself is gathering no small amount of steam. We are told by our betters that love means hate, that a man can be anything he wants to be,…
Read MoreWe’ve just concluded our annual meeting held at Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary, a great time of fellowship and spiritual renewal. I hope you can join us next year in Colorado where Will Senn is planning a great meeting for us. While I was at Faith, I was able to connect with several of…
Read MoreIn his “last will and testament” in 2 Tim 4:6–8, Paul (1) sees his impending death, (2) looks back at his life, and (3) considers his future. In light of his words, we could ask ourselves the three questions that you find below. What is your “today”? While still alive, Paul realized his end was…
Read MoreChristian leaders must lead in a Christian way, Christ’s way. That means humble servant leadership. Humility is essential to spiritual leadership that pleases Christ. Jesus said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever…
Read MoreOn Valentine’s Day (ironically) I was having some discomfort in my chest. In light of my history I thought it best for me to check in with my cardiologist. The PA didn’t seem too concerned, but she decided it would be best for me to have a stress test. I had not had one since…
Read MoreAs a teenager I used to listen to a local Detroit radio station that broadcast reruns of old time radio shows. I enjoyed the comedy of Abbott and Costello and Fibber McGee and Molly. Adventure and mystery shows like The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, and The Green Hornet were personal favorites. Today such “theatre of…
Read MoreSome attribute this quote to Rahm Emanuel (Chief of Staff for President Barak Obama) who said “Never Waste a Crisis” during the financial crisis of 2008. But he only borrowed and altered it a bit from Winston Churchill who said, “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” during the darkest days of World…
Read MoreHave you ever faced a series of obstacles that seem to be preventing the fulfillment of God’s promises? You simply can’t understand how your circumstances fit into God’s faithfulness in light of what you’ve read in His Word. How will you ever be able to look back one day and see how God orchestrated these…
Read More[Note: the following comes from messages given by Ken Brown at the Michigan Expositor’s Summit a couple of years ago. — Editor] The Preacher’s Task If you were on your deathbed and had a final instruction to leave to your successor, what would it be? 2 Timothy 4 is the last chapter of the last…
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