God’s workers are special because we are equipped to change the world with a message of love and hope.  When Paul said we have “beautiful feet” it reminds us we have somewhere to go and something to do. (Romans 10:15, Matthew 9:37)   To accomplish our mission, our greatest tool is an equipped heart, motivated…

I have always loved a good joke.  Harmless, silly humor is not only fun, it’s also important because it keeps us buoyant and allows us to float above the heavy circumstances life so often hands us.    However, as Solomon said, there’s a time for everything:  when it comes to God, there is no place…

Watch where you sit.  Look around carefully.  Treat every phone call with suspicion.  Especially if it is good news.  Trust no one.  These are just a few of my April Fool’s Day rules.  April Fools.  The one day of the year when we are encouraged to fool each other.  Fake each other out.  And the…

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do…

We take the Great Commission seriously. 25 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them,and their great ones exercise authority over them.26 It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant,27 and whoever would…

About once a month I am asked, “What is the Herald of Truth doing to reach the lost in the United States of America?” When asked this, I happily reply we are doing everything we can to encourage, equip and engage the local church in evangelism in their local community and to also reach the…

I believe that the Bible is God’s Word. And I believe that reading the Bible is one of the most important things we can do. In fact, I produce a radio program in Spanish by that very name: “Read the Bible” (Lea La Biblia). One book that helped me shape my approach to Bible reading…

You were probably not aware that I am a retired Marine until now, and you might have heard that Marines don’t like books unless they’re coloring books.  You might be right.  So then, why am I writing about books?  Well, all Marines go through the amoeba stage where we tear the covers off books until…

“This is the end.  For me the beginning of life.” These are the last known words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, spoken on the way to the gallows to be hung by members of the S.S. Black Guard in April, 1945 in the Flossenburg concentration camp.  He was executed because of his faith.  He was not just…