[ 4 minutes to read ]Grace in Receiving Criticism and Praise Critics in the congregation can be a problem for preachers. They are not a problem because they voice a disagreement or dislike to something…
Browsing Category Short Thoughts
The Haves and the Have-Nots
[ 3 minutes to read ]Failure in Prayer James describes us as lusting, killing, desiring, fighting, and warring to get what we want and yet we cannot obtain it (James 4:2). We will go to…
There and Back Again
[ 4 minutes to read ]Tales from the interstice of life and death. Christian publishing is not so different from mainstream publishing in that they are always looking for the next big hit. It is…
Chapter-and-Verse
[ 3 minutes to read ]The double-edged sword I do not use. When someone says, “Show me chapter and verse,” they are using an idiom derived from the religious study and use of the Bible….