So, You Want to be a Preacher?

The new year often provides time for reflection. 2017 will mark 33 years of full-time preaching for me. During those years, I have found myself in quite a few interesting situations. Those who think the life of a preacher must be stuffy and boring need to spend some time with me. I thought I’d share …

Only a Handful

During a great famine in the days of King Ahab (1 Kings 17), Elijah, the prophet, asked a widow for a piece of bread. Her response to him was, “I do not have any bread, only a handful of flour in a bin, and a little oil in a jar.” To the widow, only a …

December 7

If you are familiar with American history, you may know how that on December 7, more than 2,600 American soldiers lost their lives. But if you think I am talking about December 7, 1941, and the battle that took place at Pearl Harbor, you would be mistaken. I am talking about the events that transpired …