Last week Elizabeth and Anna reached 15 months old. The pace of their growth has blown me away, but especially the last three months. It seems like every week, there is an important new development in their growth. It has been fascinating (and fun) for my wife and I to watch the girls rapidly mature. More than once I have wondered; is it realistic to … Continue reading Growing to Maturity
This Sunday (December 4th), I will be ordained into gospel ministry. Today I was reminded of A.W. Tozer’s prayer following his ordination service. On August 18, 1920 (Tozer was 23) at the Beulah Beach Conference Center west of Cleveland, Tozer was set apart for gospel ministry. Afterwards he found a quiet place where he could pour out his heart to God in prayer. “O Lord, … Continue reading Tozer’s Ordination Prayer
By Pastor David Jeremiah Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary defines intervention as the “interference of one state in the affairs of another.” Satan has his own “intervention” program. He loves to intervene in the lives of Christians so he can cause them to do his will instead of the will of God. Blaise Pascal is reported to have said, “All human evil comes from a single … Continue reading Satan’s Strategy
Shepherd the Flock 