We have all heard them, perhaps used them ourselves. Those oft-repeated slogans that rally people together for a common cause. “We can do it.” “There’s strength in numbers.” “United we stand.” “We’re all in this together.” Wise leaders know the value of using such words of inspiration to promote a spirit of passion and teamwork, […]
Seeing that our study is taking us into the prison epistles, letters that Paul wrote while being imprisoned for his work as an evangelist and missionary, it pushed my mind to an experience I had the first time I engaged in a prison ministry. Many years ago, one of the elders in my church who […]
Many of the commercials and advertisements we see today encourage living “the good life.” Get ahead, no matter what it takes. Get to the front of the line any way you can. Make your way to the top and step over anyone who gets in your way. Helping yourself is more important than helping others. […]
This issue of The Lookout focuses on trusting Jesus: for protection (the disciples in a storm at sea), for healing (a woman cured of a blood disorder), for salvation (nothing is more valuable than the soul), and for endurance (perseverance in suffering). We’re not guaranteed we won’t have trouble in this world, but we can […]
I have been blessed to serve 40 years in ministry, but I almost never got started. I was a shy church kid who was terrified to walk onto a stage with my Sunday school classmates and speak my name into a microphone. (No kidding; just my name!) My terror at speaking in front of people […]
