Category Archives: Discipleship

In Psalm 63:1, David pours his heart out to God with this passionate yearning:

O God, You are my God; early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You,
My flesh longs for You
in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.” Continue reading →

We’re taking a blogging break over this Thanksgiving weekend.

But here’s a short post just to say thank you to all of our readers.  Thanks for reading my little blog. Thanks for your encouragement.  Thanks for sharing it with others.

Until next Monday, when we resume regular blogging, here’s wishing each of you a HAPPY THANKSGIVING.

God Bless,

Ken

Tomorrow is the American Thanksgiving holiday, with its roots dating back to 1621, when the Plymouth Colonists shared a feast with the Wampanoag Indians. This was in celebration of their first harvest following a brutal winter.

While the colonists celebrated Thanksgiving irregularly, it wasn’t until President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation making the last Thursday in November a national holiday. Later, this was modified to make it the fourth Thursday. Continue reading →

R. G. LeTourneau was one of the most inventive and successful businessmen in America in the early 1900s

Known as the “Father of the Modern Earthmoving Industry,” LeTrourneau pioneered machinery that transformed construction, mining, and ultimately even the Allied efforts in World War II. His innovations made him a multi-millionaire. Continue reading →

“Without zeal it is impossible … either to make any considerable progress in religion ourselves, or to do any considerable service to our neighbour, whether in temporal or spiritual things,” once wrote the 18th-century British theologian and reformer John Wesley.

Our Biblical character study today, Nehemiah, was a man of passion in his relationship with God, his concern for his people, and his desire to make a lasting difference. Continue reading →

Facebook Friday is a weekly column where we share posts, articles, and words of encouragement and admonition from various sources.

Today’s post is from gospel preacher Bill Robinson, via Max Dawson. It offers an exhortation for preachers, pastors, and Bible class teachers. Religious writers and all Christians.

We offer it without any additional comments. Continue reading →

This past Saturday, I was in Garland, Texas, speaking at the memorial service of our dear departed friend and sister in Christ, Billie Mann.

Billie was a wonderful encourager, a servant-minded disciple who lived a joyful life of faith in the Lord. Finally, the progressive disease of Alzheimer’s disease took its toll, and she succumbed to the inevitable. Continue reading →

Today, I’m thinking about important events that occurred on November 10th.

On this date, November 10, 1483, the German Theologian Martin Luther was born. His role in the Protestant Reformation makes him one of the most influential figures in religious history.

Ordained as a Catholic Priest, Luther’s study of the Bible caused to reject many cardinal Catholic teachings. He caused an international stir when he challenged Pope Leo X to a debate on his 95 Theses, which legend says he nailed to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg. Continue reading →

“In the optimistic vision of many people, artificial intelligence will make us like gods,” opined A. G. Elrod in a Christianity Today article entitled “The Silicon Calf.’

Elrod’s analogy in the title is reminiscent of Israel’s restlessness and uncertainty during Moses’s absence on Mount Sinai, when it received the 10 commandments. Their impatience led them to plead with Aaron to fashion a god they could see. Incredibly, they said, “Come, make us a good man who will go before us. As a result, the golden calf was made and was being worshiped as Moses descended from the Mountain. Continue reading →