Why I Am Not a Pessimist
My text today is very short, only three verses. And the verses themselves are short. They are often overlooked because they are sandwiched between two passages that are very well known. As is often the...
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Who is the Real Enemy?
Not long ago I received the following email: I am studying Ephesians 6 about the Armor of God & and there is one verse that I’m afraid I don’t get the full meaning of. It’s verse 12 “For our...
View ArticleHow to Meet the Enemy
It is commonplace in our day to doubt the existence of the devil. Many who believe in God believe not at all in the devil. When people say, “The devil made me do it,” they mean the exact opposite. When...
View ArticleWhat If
Years ago I read a book by Charlie Shedd called “The Exciting Church: Where People Really Pray.” I have forgotten everything in the book except the story of a young man who was newly elected to the...
View ArticleSomething Big Is Happening Here
Sometimes you discover a new truth by accident. That happened to me recently as I was reading through Ephesians. Actually I’ve been reading and re-reading Ephesians for the last few months. When I read...
View ArticleOpen My Eyes, Lord
What if your prayers were published? That’s a fascinating (and slightly scary) thought, isn’t it? What if every prayer you prayed, word for word, somehow ended up on the Internet so that anyone,...
View ArticleSaints and Sinners
“The world has become so churchy, and the church has become so worldly, that you can’t tell the difference anymore.”I don’t know who said that first, but I know where I heard it first. Years ago Paul...
View ArticleKnocking Holes in the Darkness
The year was 1970, the tail end of the wild period of modern American history. Dr. E. Stanley Jones, the famous Methodist missionary/author/evangelist, was asked to name the number one problem of the...
View ArticleStanding in the Evil Day
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand” Ephesians 6:13). This is a fighter’s...
View ArticleHow to Put on the Armor of God
Do you believe in the devil? Not everyone does. Many who believe in God don’t believe in the devil. When people say, “The devil made me do it,” they mean the exact opposite. When someone says, “Oh, you...
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