Mug Shots

As best I can determine, I was the last American to enter a Starbucks. For years I watched them appear on every corner of every block of every city, secure in the knowledge that - as a non-coffee drinker I would never need to enter. Then people started asking me to have meetings with them in Sta

March-April 2006, Vol 21, No. 5

Cover Story: Preaching and Story: An Interview with Max Lucado. Other article also inlcude The Preacher as God's Steward by James Earl Massey, If You Could Tell Your Preacher by Ron Allen, God is the Hero of the Story by Bryan Chapell.

Francis Of Assisi

Birdfeeders, lush gardens, and ancient cathedrals are the contexts that most of us associate with Francis of Assisi. If anything more of substance occurs to us regarding Francis is might be his association with animals, though he was not a veterinary, or his popularity as a spiritual all star in

The Perfect Storm

Mark 4:35-41 These men weren't novices nor were they sissies. They knew their lake; knew her sudden, violent mood swings. All it would take was one good wave broadside -- and goodbye Peter, John, and sleeping Jesus! What a perfect opportunity for a lesson in faith. What a perfect storm!

In The Meantime

2 Corinthians 5:6-17 Ever hear of people so heavenly minded they're no earthly good? It's a popular sentiment. As far as the apostle Paul was concerned, however, heavenly-mindedness actually contributes to the worth of our lives. I. It helps us live with great confidence (6-9). Believin

Lassie, A Llama, And A Leech

Galatians 6:1-5 I'll never forget my first day of tenth grade. I was starting at a new school after moving from another state. It was a day of loneliness and disconnection for me as I walked the halls alone, sat at lunch alone, and rode the bus sitting in a seat by myself. It hurts to be

Mission Possible!

Isaiah 6:1-8 In the TV series Mission Impossible, Jim Phelps received his secret mission assignments from a mysterious voice on a tape recorder. Listening carefully, Phelps would hear the voice say, "Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it . . ." Wouldn't it be

You Can Have Authentic Wisdom And Godly Power

1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5 For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God's foolishness is wiser th

But Wait! There’s More!

Romans 8:22-27 Do you recall the famous Ronco commercials? Did you ever find yourself wishing you had a Mr. Microphone, the Pocket Fisherman, the Dial-O-Matic Food Slicer, or the Smokeless Ashtray? Ron Popeil the inventor revolutionized the ad industry with his sales pitch: It cuts, it sli