It seems we think God blesses just because people like it. We have confused popularity with power. We’ve confused the applause of men with the approval of heaven. We are being used, but by whom? How can we be used by God when we have nothing more than feel-good theology that demands nothing of us? Whatever happened to, “My life, my all I give to Christ who loves me so”? Continue reading
I remember Vance Havner talking about how people say they want God to use them. Havner would respond, “He’s using you as much as He can. What you need to pray is, ‘God, make me usable.’” Continue reading
It’s the most ridiculous penalty in all of college football. I wrote this blog while watching the Auburn vs. Northwestern game on New Year’s Day. At the end of a 17-play drive by Northwestern, an Auburn player intercepted a pass in the end zone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown. Continue reading
…and normally arrive about the same time. I learned that from my friend and one of my heroes, Ron Dunn. As I was thinking about the end of the first decade of the 21st century, I thought how true that observation really is. This decade has been filled with amazing stories. It’s also been a decade of tragic realities. We are no longer “safe” in America. September 11 changed the way we live. The rise of Islam, and particularly radical Islam, is something we will all deal with as long as we live. Continue reading
I’ve asked that question a thousand times during my life and ministry. I’ve asked it about famous preachers who have been caught with prostitutes. I’ve asked it about friends who have lost their ministry because of adultery, pornography, and infidelity. I’ve asked it about church members who have thrown their lives and marriages away for a moment of fleeting pleasure. Continue reading