Not an April Fool’s Joke
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…
Without Contract, There is No Impact
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…
Taking the Great Commission Seriously
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…
Domestic Ministry is Important
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…
How to Read the Bible for What It’s Worth
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…
Congregational Leadership Must Read Hard Books
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…
The Cost of Discipleship
“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…
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