My dad died 25 years ago, almost right to the day (March 1st). His last couple of days were spent in a coma. But just before he died, a tear streamed down his cheek. It was only one tear, but I believe it communicated much………Sorrow…….”I am going to miss you”…….Regret……..My dad was only 53 years […]
Living the Kingdom on Earth
The Power of Biblical Images The manger in Bethlehem, the yoke of an oxen, the cross on Golgotha, the broken bread in the Lord’s Supper are all biblical images which convey important truths about the person and work of Jesus Christ. They also convey important truths about the nature of Christian discipleship in today’s world. […]
The New Evangelists In the last few years, it has dawned on me that God has been doing a powerful new thing through gifted musicians/songwriters like Mathew West, LeCrae and Kari Jobe. They are the new Billy Grahams that God has raised up to proclaim the Gospel in Song to today’s world. The young people […]
False Messiahs and Broken Dreams A couple of years ago, I watched a great movie version of Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, “War and Peace”. In this novel, Tolstoy chronicled the story of Napoleon’s war against Russia. At the end of the movie, there is a powerful and haunting panoramic shot of French soldiers either lying […]
The President and His Son On a certain occasion, several people were waiting in an outer room of the White House for their turn to see President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office. All of a sudden, a little boy walked through the room and directly into the President’s office. The waiting visitors were […]
Windsor Hosts Abdu Murray and RZIM I had a very interesting and full week. Yesterday, I was part of a group of Windsor Pastors who hosted Abdu Murray of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM). Abdu is a world-class Christian apologist who converted to Christ from Islam. He also was a very good trial lawyer in […]
“Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus” Over the past week I have been reading a great book called “Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus”. It is is a dramatic and personal account of how Nabeel Quershi converted from Islam to Christianity. Nabeel was raised in a loving Muslim family and recounts many of the obstacles that were overcome before […]
The Great Humiliation These thoughts on the life of Christ are from Bible Teacher A.T. Pierson……..The precious Book tells us of one who resigned the throne and crown of heaven, exchanged the radiant robe of the universal king for the garment of a servant, descended to death, condescended to human want and woe and wickedness, […]
The Walls of the Cold War When I was a kid, the Berlin Wall was a powerful visible picture of the great barrier that existed between Communist countries and the capitalistic West. Both sides were guilty of propaganda as they tried to prove the superiority of their respective ideologies. There was also much fear on […]
A Royal Parable Soren Kierkegard, the Danish theologian, told a story about a certain kingdom where there was a handsome prince, searching for a woman worthy enough to be his wife and to become queen of the land. One day while running an errand for his father, he passed through a poor village. As he […]