How would you like to be a person who has an unusually high level of personal peace? What would it be like if your demeanor could be described as living in spiritual rest? What if you could live …
In Both Seasons
Four centuries. Four hundred years! That’s how much time passed between the last Old Testament prophet speaking in the Old Testament and the dawn of Christmas. The birth of Christ crashed into …
A Quiet Elation
It had been an exhausting week, with two or three more hard weeks ahead. I was flying from coast to coast, so I requested an aisle seat. I needed the room to get some work done. “Sorry sir,” the …
A Bundle of Difficulties
Have you ever noticed that most trials come in batches and bundles? In one year, a pastor I know suffered through the loss of his father, an attack of kidney stones (perhaps the most painful ordeal …
Fire Up Your Soul
Several engineers who met weekly for a barbecue entered into a frenzied rivalry over who could light the charcoal briquettes faster than anyone else. By “lighting the coals,” I don’t mean just getting …
Make People Rich
As I walked out of the office building in a spirit of prayer, I felt God say: “Make people rich.” “That can’t possibly be God,” I instinctually responded. But what if it was? God and "Riches" I had …