When I arrived at the church, it was evident that it was an old schoolhouse (built in the 1930s). The new church members were doing their best to refurbish the building, but the carpet was worn, the walls needed repair, and the place was showing its age. But the people were alive in this house …
Preachers of the gospel, in a sense, are farmers. We are called to sow seeds, water them, and, at times, harvest the crop. As Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 3:7, “So then neither he that plants anything, neither he that waters; but God that gives the increase.” But what about sowing seed on fallow ground? …
Ring, ring! “Hello?” “Hey, Don – what are you up to?” “Ah, nothing… just wasting time.” How many times have you heard or said that in your lifetime? Rather, how many times have you wasted time in your lifetime? If you are like me, you have wasted years of your life. For example, if I …
I attempted to pray before establishing a relationship with God, but it did not seem to go anywhere. “Did He hear me?” “How can He hear me and billions of other people simultaneously?” “Am I just talking to myself?” I was deeply convinced that there was a God in heaven, but this “prayer thing” was …
