The Tenth Man and The Black Swan Today’s world creates the need for a tenth-man mentality. More on this in a moment. One of the verses I heard my dad quote on several occasions was from 1 Chronicles 12. This passage named individuals and groups of men
Read more →History tells us that ever since Jesus went heavenward, believers in every generation were sure that He would return in their lifetime. And I’ve heard people refer to Matthew 24 OVER AND OVER again, pointing to events they see in the news and claiming that Scripture is
Read more →This question comes up fairly frequently these days as high-profile pastors and Christian leaders come out on opposite sides of the issue. Let me begin with the first part of the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world . .
Read more →Before sharing my answer to this question, let me share with you some personal background. I started studying television and film through a community college course as a high school senior. I graduated college with a degree in broadcasting. Christian TV or film wasn’t an option at
Read more →David had sworn an oath on separate occasions to Saul and to Saul’s son Jonathan, his best friend. He gave his word to both men that he would show kindness to future generations of their family, even though their heirs potentially could one day try to take
Read more →I was standing in line just before boarding the airplane and felt the need to put a pen in my pocket in case I wanted to do a crossword on the short flight. I found my aisle seat and noticed that the guy in the middle seat
Read more →I’ve never seen anything like this. Could our country be any more polarized than it is right now? Well, yes, but probably only by another Civil War. The disdain and downright hatred that the left seems to have for the right and vice versa is saddening. Is
Read more →A pastor whose family fled from Al-Qaeda . . . A missionary whom God has used to supernaturally heal many . . . A leader in the underground church in his country . . . What do these believers and many others have in common? Hey, this
Read more →After my father passed away, I was inundated with emails, texts, and voicemails from those offering their prayers and condolences. This was preceded by those expressing the same after the death of my wife’s dad just a week earlier. There’s no way to thank everyone for the
Read more →As we are in the week of President-Elect Trump’s inauguration, here are some general thoughts I have about the state of our country, its leadership, and other tidbits you might find interesting . . . Let’s agree on this right from the beginning: the greatest problems of
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