Jesus the Barn Builder

Text: Luke 12:13-34                                                                           Main Idea: Your... Read More »

Soaring Like Eagles

Brief Outline Introduction: In Isaiah 40:18, the prophet Isaiah raised a significant question: “To whom then will you liken God?” The writer seemed to be searching for a larger... Read More »

Bridge Builders

Brief Outline: I. A First-Century Model (Acts 16:11-34) A. Lydia’s conversion B. The slave girl’s deliverance C. The jail warden’s salvation II. A 21st-Century Example A.... Read More »
Getting Connected

Getting Connected

A passage of Scripture in Titus 2 encourages older women to train younger women: “Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or... Read More »
Mentoring Your Family

Mentoring Your Family

In the early days of my ministry, I failed to be a proper mentor to my family. I got into the habit of bringing home a briefcase full of work every evening. My wife and sons would be... Read More »
The Pastor as a Mentor

The Pastor as a Mentor

The Spring 2011 issue of Leadership Journal features an article written by Gordon MacDonald entitled “Going Deep.” MacDonald is convinced that a great need in the 21st-century... Read More »
A Prodigal Son or Daughter

A Prodigal Son or Daughter

Fathers have come to my office eager to talk about their sons or daughters who were far from God. Some of these men were suffering from attitude problems and made remarks like: “When... Read More »
Suicide

Suicide

Irene called, asking me to come to her house immediately. Her husband Walter had taken his own life. In the short time it took to drive there, I tried to review their story. Irene and... Read More »
Critical Issues in Shepherding: The Death of a Baby

Critical Issues in Shepherding: The Death of a Baby

Erma was a beautician and a faithful member of our church. One day when a customer named Barbara came in to get a haircut, Erma sensed a deep sadness in her. So she gently probed to... Read More »
What Do You Know?

What Do You Know?

Recently, I sat with 1,000 mourners in a memorial service celebrating the life of a husband and his wife killed in a plane crash inMichigan. Rivers of tears flowed as their children... Read More »