The Crash of 2008: Peace Amidst the Storm
As the worldwide financial crisis develops, one word keeps recurring: PANIC. If not stated that strongly, the emotion millions now feel is variously called fear, anxiety, or worry, and it comes with scary questions: What is going to happen to me and my family? How will I have enough money to live on? Where will I live? Is my job safe? Can I get another job? What about retirement? Is all hope gone with the wind? continued »
Should You Get A Divorce?
More and more marriages are terminating in divorce. In every case, one or both parties believes that divorce is preferable to staying together in an unhappy marriage. The pain of living together is so great that permanent separation seems to... continued »
How Lovely You Are, O LORD
All creation declares your glory; Your written Word reflects your own loveliness; Your own person surpasses all - O Lord, how lovely you are! continued »
Tsunami Coming?
The entire purpose of this enterprise is to encourage us all to prepare to serve God effectively in an environment that could be much more difficult than what we have known so far. My concerns are entirely missional. If your goal in life is “personal peace and affluence” (to use Francis Schaeffer’s words), this essay is not for you! continued »
Take me home, Father
Take me home, Father. Too long have I strayed from you, Wandering through the wastes of a barren wilderness Driven by deadly desires Pursued by poisonous passions Stuck in a silken snare Tangled in a tender trap Wrapped in a... continued »
Help Me Out, Lord
Out of resentment. Help me see the beam in my eye, not the splinter in my brother’s eye. Help me see the beam on which the Savior died for me. continued »
The Nativity Story
Dear Friends: Dori and I just returned from seeing “The Nativity Story.” Seldom have I been so moved by a film, particularly at the climactic end. Wicked Herod - paranoid, cunning, cruel and captive to the dictates of distant Caesar.... continued »
Marriage: the Plan, the Problem, the Potential
The Plan We all know God’s plan for marriage, but let me review it for us briefly. In the beginning, God created man in his own image; male and female he created them (Genesis 1:26, 27). In God’s eyes, they... continued »
Fighting Fatigue and Depression
Ever since my physical breakdown in 1978, I have read widely on the subject of the body-mind connection, and have experimented with various forms of treatment. Here is a summary of what I have learned (more can be found in my book The Lord’s Healing Words, AuthorHouse). continued »
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