Don’t forget the punchline!
What’s the punchline in our conversations with people who don’t yet believe in Jesus? Read more…
The Two Kinds of Conversation You Need To Have With Your Children
If you have something important to speak about to your children, you just have the conversation, right? Or should we think more carefully about *how* to have the conversation? Read more…
Satan’s Strategies
“In a world of shysters and cons, you are wise to be alert to their strategies. When at the train station in Rome, pickpockets are everywhere so keep money and important documents secure. When you receive internet requests for money, ignore them. When you are promised a 10% return on your investment, don’t give up a penny. And when you have an enemy who is always out to get you, stay current with his schemes.” Read more…
The Least Attended Church Gathering
Can you guess what the least-attended church gathering is? Read more…
A Clean House and a Wasted Life
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Cleanliness is next to godliness”. You may also have heard the contrary saying: “A clean house is a sign of a wasted life.” So which is true, if either? Read more…
Timeshares and Manipulation
Among the many embarrassing choices in my life is that I have gone to a few vacation timeshare presentations—I will not say how many. I tell my long-suffering wife that the presentation will only be an hour, I will tell the presenter “no” up front, and we will get some kind of award for attending. When the presentation begins, the initial price for the timeshare is outrageous and I remain firm in my “no.” Then the price comes down. Still…
Spiritual Drafting and the Danger of Christian Complacency
Are you coasting along in the race of life, drafting in the slipstream of another Christian, rather than pursuing God personally? Read more…
I Wish I Was Rich
“Surely you’ve had the filthy-rich daydream before, right? Maybe you heard about the latest tech billionaire who turned a little app into gold by selling it to Facebook or Google. Or maybe you heard of lotteries with their prizes stretching into the hundreds of millions or the guy who made the little investment in just the right company at just the right time. You heard about it and thought, “I wish I was rich. I know what I’d do with…
A conversation, not a recitation
“In her very helpful and encouraging book on evangelism, Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World, Rebecca Manley Pippert tells a story about how she and a younger Christian student were on an evangelistic training weekend (p. 60). One day on a beach she and her friend met a number of religious sceptics and had a lively discussion about the Christian faith. At the end they exchanged addresses. Afterwards, Rebecca was feeling pretty good about the interaction until she…
7 Rules for Online Engagement
Here is a set of very helpful guidelines for engaging others in debate online. They are an expression of loving your neighbour, so I commend them to you wholeheartedly: Read more…