Aimless wandering is not leadership. If we aim at nothing, we will undoubtedly achieve it. Shepherds ought to have immediate goals for the assembly and a long term plan. They should be men of vision. This writer thinks they should have a meeting every six months in which the only thing on the agenda is, […]
Do we still believe in a miracle-making God? There is a whole branch of the Christian scene that features miracles of sorts. Benny Hinn, on his beautifully designed web site, states in an article titled Miracles are for Today: “The Bible is filled with glorious accounts of miracles. Throughout the ministry of Jesus, Scripture reveals […]
Christ-like thinking about the Spirit The upper room ministry of our Lord Jesus is a testament to His gracious care for His disciples. Truly, “having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.” In those few hours, He poured into them—by word and deed—truth that would sustain them through […]
What brand name are you? A friend of mine observed a couple praying for their food in a restaurant. Guessing that they were Christians and encouraged by their boldness in the Lord, he went to their table and introduced himself as a fellow believer. Their response was, “What’s the name of your church?” Instead of […]
God’s mark of ownership, commitment and purpose on the child of God. God has revealed truth progressively through His Word and sequentially through time. God does not give a complete doctrinal statement about Himself in Genesis, but, in successive ages and to a variety of believers, He has made Himself known. In this regard, little […]
It’s a popular topic, but what does it really mean? Our starting point in the consideration of the baptism in the Spirit must be the references and terminology of Scripture. For instance, the subject of filling with the Spirit is quite distinct and ought to be dealt with separately; it is not the subject of […]
What on earth does it mean? We occasionally hear the criticism that a person is “so heavenly minded that he is no earthly good.” I’d like to meet that person. A surplus of heavenly-minded people does not appear to be this world’s main problem. I suppose there is the rare instance where such an objection—understood […]
You’ll be amazed at what God can do with it. God had appeared to Moses as he was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro in the wilderness. He had spelled out the commission He had for Moses. God had chosen Moses to deliver His people from the slavery of Egypt and to lead them […]
What can sickness teach us? Babies cry because they cannot say what is wrong or where it hurts. Crying is thus a visible and audible symptom of an underlying problem. Hunger or wetness can be dealt with easily, but, if crying continues, parents become medical detectives, looking for other general symptoms that may indicate an […]