04/08/16 Monuments
READING: 2 Samuel 16-18 I wonder what I will leave behind when the Lord calls me home. Pam and I have a will, and we trust…
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9 Reflections from a Formerly Single Adult
I was a full-time single pastor for ten years before I married. Here are my reflections on singleness and the church.
Read More04/07/16 Negligent Parents and Wayward Children
READING: 2 Samuel 13-15 You’d think that King David would have reacted swiftly and decisively. After all, he had heard that his son Amnon had raped…
Read More04/06/16 “In-Between” Times
READING: 2 Samuel 8-12 They are just a few words, but the weight of those words — and the difference in those words — are enormous. On one…
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11 Questions to Determine Where the Enemy’s Winning in Your Life
I spent some time this past weekend talking with college students about Satan’s strategies to defeat them. Thinking about these issues, I was reminded of these questions to ask to see where the enemy might be winning in your life.
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7 Sins of Millennial Believers
Last week, I posted “7 Sins of Baby Boomer Believers.” One of my readers, Patrick Edwards (Lead Pastor of Lake Gaston Baptist Church in Littleton, NC), responded with his assessment of some of the sins of his generation, the Millennials.
Read More04/05/16 Abandoned
READING: 2 Samuel 4-7 Today’s reading includes another one of those great reminders of the power of God against the false gods of the Old Testament. David and…
Read More04/04/16 The Death of a Great Man
READING: 2 Samuel 1-3 What do you want said of you at your death? Perhaps more pointedly, what would others say at your death if they spoke…
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9 Ways to Respond after a Less than Spectacular Sermon or Lesson
Thousands of people around the world taught a small group lesson or preached a sermon yesterday. Many went well – but some didn’t hit the target. For all of us who feel like we missed it yesterday, let these thoughts encourage you as you begin the new work week.
Read More04/03/16 The Lord Did Not Listen
READING: 1 Samuel 28-31 Chapter 28 of 1 Samuel is strange indeed. King Saul seeks the assistance of a medium — a forbidden role among the Hebrews —…
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