My friend is an attorney in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Several years ago, we were having lunch together. At some point in the conversation, he made a statement that I have remembered for about eight years. He said: I just wish that the church would recognize what I do at work as legitimate ministry. Every… Continue reading Your Work and Ministry Realities (Ministry and Work #1)
Category: Spiritual Life
Question: What Significant Questions Are Being Asked?
It was a very fascinating discussion. Charlotte and I were in Zagreb, Croatia. We were having dinner at the home of a very fine couple who are serving the Croatian people by leading a ministry training institute. The Biblical Institute is making a difference in the lives of students and ultimately the churches they serve.… Continue reading Question: What Significant Questions Are Being Asked?
“She Doesn’t Know How Pretty She Is”
I remember the Sunday morning that our friend made this statement. She was talking to Charlotte about her daughter-in-law. She beamed with admiration as she described a wonderful quality of her son’s wife. “She doesn’t know how pretty she is.” This conversation took place one Sunday morning about a year ago when we were traveling… Continue reading “She Doesn’t Know How Pretty She Is”
July Update
After a two-week break, I am writing this blog again. Charlotte and I have been on vacation, celebrating our 30th anniversary in Italy. This was our first visit there and we loved it. We spent time being tourists in some of the cities you might expect. We also spent time relaxing in the beautiful Tuscany… Continue reading July Update
A Pause Until Monday, July 20
Beginning today, I am on vacation. That also means that I am taking a vacation from this blog for a few weeks. The next post will appear on Monday, July 20. In the meantime, I want to tell you how much I appreciate you coming to this place. Many of you come here several times… Continue reading A Pause Until Monday, July 20
One More Day
Tomorrow will be my last post, last use of Twitter, and last Facebook update until Monday, July 20. July is normally a wonderful month for me. Each year, I am away from work for two weeks of vacation and then two weeks of study in preparation for the fall. So during the first two weeks… Continue reading One More Day
Question: What Contributes to the Moral “Train-wrecks”?
I would love to hear your response to this. What contributes to the moral train-wrecks? Minister has an affair. Longtime Christian wife/mother decides to leave her husband and children. Church leader reveals a fifteen-year addiction to pornography. Longtime Christian is sent to prison after numerous incidents of theft. He explains that the motivation for his… Continue reading Question: What Contributes to the Moral “Train-wrecks”?
On Not Losing Hope
I hear it far too often. What is the use? "Look at those children! I can’t wait until we have our first baby." "Yea but the time will come when they will be wanting money every few minutes." "I can’t wait to go to college." "Yea, you say that now but you just wait. Wait… Continue reading On Not Losing Hope
Odds and Ends
Thanks! Thanks for your patience during the last two days while my blog was unavailable due to some technical glitches (my doing!). I changed the template this morning because I kept having so much trouble with the other. The interface for making comments should work much better. If you enjoy this blog, you might also… Continue reading Odds and Ends
Ten Ways to Enjoy Life and Be Effective (Part 4 of 4)
This is the final post in this series. The ten practices listed in these four posts might be helpful to you or someone else toward enjoying life and yet being effective. These are practices that have been helpful to me. (You can read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here.) The final… Continue reading Ten Ways to Enjoy Life and Be Effective (Part 4 of 4)