America’s No. 1 growth industry is health care. This is not due to deadly epidemics, environmental meltdown or massive public disease. It’s due to greed. It has given birth to the saying, “When health and profit meet and clash, never bet against the cash.” Greed is universal. Unrestrained, excessive greed is the biggest spiritual issue… Continue reading GREED: America’s Subtle and Seductive Sin
Category: Insights for Life
Seven Things I’ve Learned About Ministry
I am at the age now when I’m old enough to have experienced a lot, but still young enough to profit from what I’ve learned. There were many things I didn’t know when I started out in ministry. Some things I knew in my head but hadn’t experienced. If I had really known these things,… Continue reading Seven Things I’ve Learned About Ministry
How to give the gospel to a friend
This article first appeared in Decision, the magazine of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. They caught my attention during the Sunday morning service. Though I’d never seen them before, their attentiveness indicated their interest in spiritual things. When we met in the foyer after the service, they had many questions and seemed eager to talk,… Continue reading How to give the gospel to a friend
TIGER, THE CHEETAH!
Oh Tiger! What have you done? I admit it. I have been a Tiger fan. Whenever he played, I cheered for him. Clearly he is the best to ever play the game of golf. I envied his fluid, forceful swing and his magical use of a putter. His smile was infectious. But we have learned… Continue reading TIGER, THE CHEETAH!
The Work of Christmas Begins
Do you remember the words of the civil rights leader Howard Thurman? When the song of the angels is still, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flocks, T he work of Christmas begins: T o find the lost, To… Continue reading The Work of Christmas Begins
THE CHRISTMAS VISITOR
Christmas is a time to visit. No one wants to be alone at Christmas. During the Christmas season, you’ll probably have visitors at your house and you’ll probably visit the homes of others. Some of those visits will involve a trip across town; some may require a long trip. Some visits will be based on… Continue reading THE CHRISTMAS VISITOR
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
The other day, someone asked me, “Have you got the Christmas spirit yet?” That innocent question got me thinking, what is the spirit of Christmas? To some people, the only spirits they will know this Christmas will come from a bottle. For many, the Christmas season is little more than an excuse to abuse their… Continue reading THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
GIVING THANKS FOR GOD’S INDESCRIBABLE GIFT
This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It’s an official holiday set aside to give thanks to God for his blessings. For some, however, it has degenerated into “Turkey Day,” a day for feasting and family gatherings. It seems for some, that acknowledging God and giving thanks to him is secondary. From… Continue reading GIVING THANKS FOR GOD’S INDESCRIBABLE GIFT
RESILIENCE: Bouncing Back From The Bottom
When I was a teenager, I remember listening to a famous boxing match on the radio. On December 10, 1958, Yvon Durelle, from New Brunswick, Canada fought Archie Moore for the Light Heavy Weight Championship of the world. Moore was famous; Durelle was an unknown. Moore was the world champion; Durelle was a nobody. Moore… Continue reading RESILIENCE: Bouncing Back From The Bottom
MY PAST WON’T LET ME GO
Helen grew up in a terrible environment. There was constant strife between her parents and she lived in constant tension. Her father bullied her badly. There was never an encouraging word, she never heard a compliment and she was beaten and abused. Helen has been married for more than 20 years but the memory of… Continue reading MY PAST WON’T LET ME GO