Christian 2 Christian

As I spin this yarn, never lose recall of this basic Christian lesson: Our lives carry out, not in our time, but in God’s time. So, it has been nearly a year since a once-young Christian was last among the saints during a Lord’s Day worship service. That truth never...

Worship Assembly Begins In The Parking Lot

I recently read an interview with Andy Stanley, a minister in North Atlanta, Georgia, who preaches to about 5,000 people each Sunday. At one point the interviewer asked him, “Is your sermon the pivotal event in the service?” Stanley’s response was very perceptive. He...

Christian 2 Christian

Who am I? I’m God’s man. How do I know? Because He tells me so and shows me in every way, especially in times when I am deaf and blind. Deaf and blind? What do I mean? Come on, you know: There are days and times and circumstances – and sadly, I must say, not...

Knowing God’s Approval

What is the foundation for pleasing God? What must we have for God’s approval? Paul writes “For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor un-circumcision means anything, but faith working through love” (Galatians 5:6). God’s approval is not based upon our: Keeping the...

Christian 2 Christian

As kids growing up in New York, my pals and I would often choose up teams for stick ball games in the streets and the schoolyard. But it never seemed to matter where we’d play or how star-stacked my teams would be, my guys and I would always seem to wind up losing....