Category Archives: Discipleship

Greetings from Beverly Hills, FL

In case you’ve missed a post from this past week, today’s post is recap with its live links to help you catch up.

In that regard, if you didn’t read Thursday’s post, “Most Preteens Reject the Bible as God’s Word,” I urge to take the time to read it, even if you’re not parenting young children.

Also there is a bonus post at the end that most of you have not previously seen. Continue reading →

This headline is taken from a shocking article I just read from Christianheadlines.com written by Michael Foust.

“Only one-fourth of America’s preteens believe the Bible is the Word of God and only one-fifth believe in absolute truth, according to a new survey that warns the nation’s preteens are “following in the unfortunate spiritual footsteps of the generations that have preceded them.” Foust wrote. Continue reading →

Greetings from Temple Terrace, Florida

Norma Jean and I have been here all week attending the Florida College Lectures.

FC is a special place for us.  It is my alma mater.  We met here.  Married while a student here.  Both of our children attended FC. And later Norma Jean worked here for 10 years.

But what makes FC so special.  Is the people.  The relationships we’ve developed and have nurtured and nourished in the past 50 years.  I’ve been blessed to have attended every Lecture program since my senior year in High School in 1966. Continue reading →

My facebook friend and preaching colleague, Doy Moyer, is careful student of the Word and an excellent writer.  Today, without comment, we offer one of his recent facebook posts that has a universal appeal for all our readers.

The late James P. Miller used to advise preacher boys, “When you don’t know what to preach, preach to the hurting.  There’s one on every pew.”  He’s right.  In fact, there may be more than one.  In this spirit, we offer Doy’s thoughtful and scriptural piece. Continue reading →

Greetings from Pompano Beach, Florida

We’re enjoying our annual trip to “Gold Coast” of Southwest Florida.  This is the 6th constitutive year we’ve been blessed to have fellowship with the brethren at the Northside church.  And to renew our association with friends of more than 50 years, Steve and Theresa McAllister.  (Yep, we first met in Kindergarten. Ahem!) Continue reading →

Jonathan Roumie is the actor who plays Jesus in the popular Biblical drama “The Chosen.”

In interviews with the New Yorker and the Christian Post, Roumine relates how he was struggling to “make ends meet,” before he shot to fame portraying Jesus. At times, he said that he didn’t know where his next meal was coming from. Continue reading →