“God has made us what we are, and in our union with Christ Jesus he has created us for a life of good deeds, which he has already prepared for us to do.” -Ephesians 2:10 (Today’s English Version) Wally was an unusual addition to his team?at his church. Unusual because […]
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If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. -The Apostle Paul At the moment, Patti and I have great neighbors. But that has not always been the case. All of us from time to time have had difficult neighbors who irritated us […]
What does it really mean to love our neighbors as ourselves?? That’s the question I’ve been asking in this series of blog posts. Here are some practical suggestions to help us do just that. Pray for yourself. God wants to do a work in our neighborhoods. But first he wants […]
Imagine you’re walking down a path in a city park. It’s Saturday morning and two people are sitting on the bench ahead of you, a man and a woman. The man has his head buried in a newspaper and the woman is looking down at her smart phone. Passing by, […]
As Christians, we’re commanded to love our neighbors “as ourselves.” A high bar indeed. For the past seven years Patti and I have tried to take this command literally and seriously. Here are some things we’ve learned along the way. Respect your neighbors’ privacy. It seems counter intuitive, but the […]
“You say, ?I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.??But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.” -Revelation 3:17 Several years ago I spent a week doing mission work in Haiti. Of course, the physical poverty was overwhelming. But […]
To date, I’ve written primarily on the topic of men’s team ministry to the widowed and single parents. But as I’ve related in my last three posts, God has also taken me on a forty year journey of teaching me how to love my neighbors. So I want to dedicate […]
[This is the third in a series of three posts on Acts 2:44-47 and 4:32-37. You can read the first post here and the second post here.] Dr. Litfin was wrong. I didn’t split my church the one time I finally got up the courage to preach on Acts 2 […]
[This post is the second of a three part series on Acts 2:44-47 and 4:32-37. You can read my first post here.] So what is the church supposed to look like? Fortunately, the Bible gives us two very clear descriptions of what it is to look like. We find them […]
Seminary wasn’t exactly a joy ride for me. Since I didn’t think a pressure cooker experience like getting a masters from Dallas Theological Seminary was the best way to start a marriage, I had always prayed that the Lord wouldn’t show me the woman I was to marry until after […]