TiBlanc was one of the poorest kids in his Haitian village. The house his family lived in had no electricity, no running water, and no bathroom. Every night he put cotton in his ears to keep out the bugs. His mother, Carole, knew a school janitor who saved the students’ leftovers to feed to his […]
Our preacher told us how in one meeting 10,000 people accepted God’s offer of forgiveness. Send me to the masses, Lord. I was tired of one-on-one evangelism. However, instead of going overseas my wife and I pioneered a church in Las Vegas. We drew crowds; we didn’t build a congregation. I thought of our effort […]
Scripture beautifully gives us analogies that reveal what God wants us to understand about life, relationships, and our walk with him. Recently I was intrigued as I studied what it means for Jesus to be the shepherd of our souls. In John 10, he used the example of a shepherd that cares for his sheep […]
“And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19). When we read through the Scripture we often come to a verse and think, I’ve got to remember this verse! Maybe if I read it again . . . These words from Paul are just […]
Many years ago, a Bible college friend told me that he thought one true mark of spiritual maturity was the ability to do something for someone and never tell anyone. While this marker is not found in Scripture, it does fight against our common thinking and our human desire to gain something from the good […]
