The Preacher’s Dilemma — Finding Time for Study
Looking back on forty years of pastoral work, there is one vexing problem I […]
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“Preaching in our time is in a dither,” as David Larson wrote in The […]
Continue ReadingPlease Give Me Exposition
On one of the first Sundays of my first pastorate in 1977, I announced […]
Continue ReadingA Working Philosophy for LIfe that Really Works
An Investigation into the Biblical Book of Ecclesiastes If the Bible were a university […]
Continue ReadingThe Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, located on the west side of Jerusalem near the Knesset, serves […]
Continue ReadingThe Mount of Beatitudes
This week in Israel we pondered the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) on the Mount of […]
Continue ReadingBumping into Success Wherever You Go
A Study of Joshua 1:8-9 The most life-changing decision we can make is our […]
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For our family birthday / Memorial Day party, I decided to make a large serving […]
Continue ReadingSecond Thoughts — What I Might Have Done Differently
Adult-Only Worship? Over my years of pastoral work, there are several things I might […]
Continue ReadingThe Heart of the Andes
“The Heart of the Andes” is one of America’s great treasures in oil, extolling God’s […]
Continue ReadingBooks Worth Reading: First Quarter 2017
Reading is the mind’s exercise, and we need good exercise equipment to keep it […]
Continue ReadingHello, Nixon, My Old Friend
Yesterday I spent a pleasant afternoon visiting the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, dredging up […]
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