GROW CLOSER TO GOD BY GROWING CLOSER TO HIS WORD It is normal for Christians to long for a closer relationship with God than they have. After all, we cannot see him, hear him, or touch him, so it is natural for earthlings to long for...
WE MUST BE AS COMMITTED OUR “CALLING” AS THEY ARE TO THEIRS In the Winter volume DTS Magazine, the official publication of Dallas Theological Seminary, Tom Doyle wrote an article entitled “Persecution: The New Normal.” (Page 10) In it, he makes the case that persecution of...
GOD HAS CREATED US SO THAT WE CHANGE MOST EFFECTIVELY WHEN WE FOLLOW HIS RULES FOR CHANGE Last week, we looked at the power of matching methods to goals, and that when you creatively and effectively do so, your ministry can elevate to a level of...
YOU CAN IMPACT OTHERS BY PLAYING BY THE RULES FOR HOW GOD HAS CREATED US TO CHANGE Years ago when I was teaching Bible Doctrine at a Christian college, I announced the next major heading during a lecture: “The Derivation and the Perpetuation of the Immaterial...
THE SINGLE MOST RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS IS “GRIT.” “True Grit,” is the title of a 1969 Western starring John Wayne, in the role of U. S. Marshall Rooster Coburn, who is hired by a young girl, Mattie Ross, to track down and bring to justice...
YOU CAN APPEAR TO MOTIVATE PEOPLE BY SHOWING THEM HOW THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AT SOMETHING THEY ALREADY WANT TO DO Years ago I went to an American Management Association conference at which I heard an expert speak on the subject of motivation. He said, "You're...
YOU CAN’T REJECT GOD UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO PUT IN HIS PLACE In his book Fundamentals of the Faith, Christian scholar Peter Kreeft writes: “The problem of evil is the most serious problem in the world. It is also the one serious objection to the existence...
WE CAN'T LET THE THINGS WE DON’T UNDERSTAND KEEP US FROM THE THINGS WE DO There are things we understand about prayer and there are things we don’t understand. Here are four things we understand about prayer: God wants us to pray. Matthew 7:7 says, “Ask, and it will be...
MY THIRD PRAYER HACK IS TO PRAY AFFIRMATIONS BACK TO THE LORD These affirmations are not typical prayers. They do not contain requests from God, they do not contain adoration or confession or thanksgiving to God. But I consider them to be prayers nevertheless. I am...
PRAYING WRITTEN PRAYERS REPEATEDLY IS MY SECOND PRAYER HACK Hack: an unexpected solution to a tricky problem. Last week I shared my first prayer hack, which was praying with my wife. It wasn't until we began praying together that I developed a consistent and satisfying level of...