I am that man. A few months ago I spent a week telling Jesus stories every night in a school auditorium in Chelsea, Michigan.  Ten churches just west of Ann Arbor worked together in a Hope for Life campaign.  They were pleased with the crowds but especially excited about the number of visitors.And I have…

How To Pray For Lost People We often talk about praying for the lost, but what does that mean in practical terms for your prayer life? Here are a few things I specifically pray about when I pray for those who are not followers of Jesus. I pray specifically by name for those I know…

He Knows Everything About Me.  She was not the kind of person you would expect to have a religious conversation with.  After all, she had been married five times and now she was living with a man.  Maybe no one would marry her anymore.  Or maybe she was tired of the whole marriage thing at…

Fishers of Men. My family loves to fish so it was an exciting adventure when we chartered a boat with a guide to fish for ocean trout.  My son and I along with my three grandsons (ages 11, 9, and 7).  The guide explained about how to fish for trout and told us what to…

Heaven. Going to heaven is a more frequent topic of conversation than you might think.  Of course it comes up among church goers, but I hear it at funerals and in hospitals from people who are not regular church goers.  It comes up in casual conversations with people who find out I am a believer. …

Life After Death Scientists say that humans are the only animals that are aware of their own mortality. That is, we know that we are going to die. And for most of us, it’s not a pleasant thought. Why is death so scary? One of the main reasons is that death is the great unknown.…

Do Not Confuse Identity with Mission I have a very clear identity as a Christian.  My identity is Christ follower.  So as a believer, there are things that become core to my lifestyle.  They become who I am.  I think it is very clear what our identity is — to be a disciple who walks…

Three Steps to Start Becoming a Stronger Christian Even though everybody knows they need to stop playing around with their Christianity and get busy growing it, most never will (Matt 7:13).  They’ll just keep putting it off, then they’ll die, and then whatever happens to them is up to the Judge.  If you think maybe…

Herald of Truth- James Willeford 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…