Yesterday I was meditating on a bible lesson I had taught the previous night about failure. I sensed a great spirit of hurt in my group, some of it visible on faces. It occurred to me that some in the room had been hurt while in love. Failing at love can cause you to...
I just finished teaching at my church a 6-week class on evangelism by Bill Fay titled “Share Jesus Without Fear†and on the last night I asked the class this question: “Why do you want to witness to the people on your list?†(We all made a list on week 1 of...
I just received a very encouraging email from one of my devotional readers that greatly blessed me. What was most encouraging is how this dear sister-in-Christ and her husband, stationed in Japan, have gone and are going through great trials and yet they are standing...
We can be somewhere and have yet not arrived. Someone may ask you, “What are you thinking about? Where are you?†Of course if the person is talking to me then I am obviously physically present, but mentally I may have not yet arrived. My mind is somewhere else. If...
I’ve decided to combine the last step in our spiritual growth with its ultimate destination. Brotherly kindness is heavenly linked to love, which agape love is our ultimate destination in our spiritual growth. When we learn to love like Jesus loves, then we have...
