It finally happened...every parent's nightmare...I ended up in the emergency room for about three and a half hours. Let me explain. My two-year-old daughter, the adventurer, got some bubble bath in her eyes...and no, it wasn't just a little bit either! She was...
I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The man who plants and the man who waters have one purpose, and each will be rewarded according to his own...
In Part One of this article, we talked about the damage insecure leaders can cause to the ministries and people they lead. This time we will look at the blessing a God-ordained, secure leader is to the Kingdom of God, and to the precious people God has given them...
It was Ryan's first visit to our youth ministry and we had invited him to join us for an activity. We were taking the recent visitors that afternoon for an outing (with the intention of helping them make a permanent connection to our youth group). I remember asking...
I recently received an email from a young friend. She is engaged to be married to a man from a different denominational background. She asked for advice, and I'm including part of my reply to her in this article. I'm also attaching a portion of her email: Jon, I...
"We do not believe in God or in God as Creator of heaven and earth, or as Almighty, consequently nor in Jesus as His Son or the virginity of His mother, nor in His second coming and the resurrection from the dead." These are the heartfelt beliefs of a pastor in the...
I often speak to teens on the streets of Europe that say there is no God. This is a normal opinion among European teens. They are so sure of it because they have never seen any evidence of God's existence. I love it when the conversation gets to this point because...
We're going to pull out my trusty tool belt and talk shop. I'm going to go over some construction basics with you. Today we're going to be talking about walls. Many years ago when my son was four-years old, he ripped the towel rod off the bathroom wall (it was an...
In Mark 3:1-6 we read about a miracle that Jesus performed. It made waves with the religious rulers, the Pharisees. The Pharisees were the religious and political elite of Jesus' day, not unlike the Rabbis and Muslim leaders of the Middle East today. They enjoyed...
Here are some questions that I often use as openers for evangelistic Bible studies for unbelievers. They have been quite effective for me in creating discussions about spiritual things and getting teens to open up. They can also be useful in witnessing. The goal of...
So many ministers want a huge miracle ministry, or to be known as a great preacher, or, or, or…. The reason many do it, although they wouldn't admit it, is so people will recognize them as a true messenger sent from God. But, how did Jesus expect people to...
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