What are churches looking for in their pastor? Some want a preacher with a clear delivery, while others want a good personality. Some want a person with a sound education and a thorough knowledge of the Bible. Others want someone who will visit the sick and lonely. All want someone who will hold the attention […]
Jesus is smiling at each of us. Can you imagine being cradled in the arms of Jesus? Jesus has given his life for each of us. John 3: 16-17 : “For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God […]
I learned a lesson this week about serious illness. My brother-in-law is on hospice care. His mind is clear as a bell, but his body is terribly sick. He knows what lies ahead, and I was wondering how we should talk about it. I didn’t have to worry long because he began by telling us […]
Farsightedness and nearsightedness are both defects in human eyesight. Physicians specializing in the treatment of eyes give us glasses to help correct both defects. Oh, how we wish spiritual farsightedness and nearsightedness could be treated as easily! The one who looks forever into the future may not see his nearest duty, and the person who […]
When the outlook is bad, try to uplook. Or as Dwight L. Moody used to say, “If you want to be distracted, look around; if you want to be disheartened, look within; if you want to be satisfied, look up.” I counseled with one who was facing a broken home. Can anyone understand that sorrow […]
Philippians 3:13-14 “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” There are two kinds of birds that […]
Luke 9:16-17: “Then he took the five loaves and two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and were filled: and there was taken up the fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.” The disciples worried – […]
How can South Korea be so rich as a nation yet have so many who are poor, especially the elderly? Nearly 50% of South Korea’s elderly live in poverty. Centuries-old traditions of children looking after parents delayed the emergence of Medicare and Social Security options. Non-profits and churches often fill the gap between family and […]
This morning, I caught this picture of my apple tree. I have one lonely apple tree on 125 acres. It is my only fruit-bearing tree. Often, people ask me why I don’t plant an orchard. “You have such good soil! And would have such a great cash crop! Start an organic apple business!” While I […]
Ever played golf – and made an errant tee shot? You meant to land the ball squarely in the middle of the fairway. But somehow, you sent it careening into the swampy brush on the right. It’s buried in muck – and you want to take a “mulligan.” You’re looking for a “second chance.” There […]