A well-worn cliché says, “Life is hard by the yard, but by the inch it’s a cinch.” These words may simplify things too much, but they are headed in the right direction. Most of us pray, “Lord, what do you want me to do with my life?” when we really ought to be praying, “Lord, Read more
My daughter is six. One day she will be sixteen, and I know what is coming. She will be caught in the middle of an argument I am having with the world about what she should be wearing, and I am determined to win her over to my side. It may seem a little obsessive Read more
Our gospel meeting with James Watkins is just three weeks away. Most congregations hold a gospel meeting once or twice a year. Churches have been holding meetings for years, and as with all things that become commonplace, several myths have developed about gospel meetings that need to be addressed. Maybe if we learn the truth Read more
Jesus said he did not come to bring peace but a sword, that he came to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother (Matt. 10:34-37). He warned that “whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me” (Matt. 10:38). He told a wealthy man to Read more
Back in the days when people frequently traveled by train, Leon C. Burns drew a very important analogy using the railroad tickets that were purchased in those days. He pointed out that a coupon was attached to each ticket, which read, “Not good if detached.” That meant that the ticketholder could not get anywhere if Read more
The department of English at Purdue University published the following list of what you ought not to be if you want to be a good listener: Mind reader. You’ll hear little or nothing as you think, “What is this person really thinking or feeling?” Rehearser. Your mental tryouts for “Here’s what I’ll say next” tune Read more
I was doing some Latin the other day and came across the word colere, which means to “cultivate, till the soil, or even worship”. The early Romans were tied into their religion by the farmland. As an agrarian community before the Republic in the days of the Kings, the Latins worshipped the ground that they Read more
There are two classes of characters found in the Bible: those with whom we can relate, and those who possess a higher degree of faith and virtue than the average person. Those in the latter group are still beneficial to us, as we strive every day to emulate their example, but the members of the Read more
The world seems to die at the end of every year, the northern part of it anyway. Imagine you were an alien visiting earth from a planet that had tropical climates all year long, and you arrived in the spring and watched the seasons change from spring to summer, then from summer to fall, and Read more
Why do we have Purpose Sunday? There are two important reasons. First of all, the figure we receive from Purpose Sunday sets the amount of money we budget for the Lord’s work in the upcoming year. Whether we recognize it or not, individual Christians set the budget for their congregation. Elders can apply only what Read more
Drew Kizer
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