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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010Daily Boost for Aug. 17, 2010
A group of leading politicians once called on evangelist D.L. Moody and implored him to run for Congress.
“I have got a higher service than that,” was his response.
The group left confounded. Some thought he could have eventually made a run at the presidency.
But it was not Moody’s calling. Instead he […]
A Real Sports Hero
Friday, July 9th, 2010(Classic Vantage Point)
Steve Humann paced the sidelines like a caged tiger, barking at players and referees. As head coach of the Southern Oregon State College men’s basketball team, Steve was intense and aggressive. And he was successful.
Steve broke into coaching at a young age and quickly worked his way through the ranks at several schools. […]
Scriptures to Live By: Focus on Jesus
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 “You will keep him in perfect peace,
Whose mind is stayed on You,
Because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3, NKJV
Peace isn’t always beyond understanding (Phil. 4:7). Yes, God can give you unexpected peace in the midst of the most difficult circumstances. But living a life of peace is very understandable. The Bible tells us how to […]
Christ in the Believer
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010For Saint Patrick’s Day, here is an excerpt from my book, Theology in a Nutshell, quoting part of the masterful “Saint Patrick’s Breastplate.”
Christ is in the believer (“Christ in you”).
The apostle Paul stressed the importance of this: “To them [His saints] God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this […]
More on Haiti, From an AG Writer
Saturday, January 30th, 2010 I received this email from Don Detrick, D.Min., Secretary/Treasurer of the Northwest Ministry Network (NW District of the Assemblies of God). His wife, Jodi Detrick, is an excellent writer who has been published in the Pentecostal Evangel and writes a column in the Seattle Times.
You might be interested in Jodi’s article in today’s Seattle […]
Convoy of Hope meal-packing event for the ministry Feed the Starving Children
Monday, January 11th, 2010A Convoy of Hope meal-packing event for the ministry Feed the Starving Children was held Saturday (Jan. 9) in 2 sessions. Volunteers at this afternoon session packed nearly 30,000 meals in 2 hours. With the earlier group, 106,920 meals were packed this day for distribution to starving children.
The Horns in Action
This is the great team […]
Key to Inner Strength
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009It’s one of the first verses small children learn in Sunday School. It’s short and simple. Yet it is profound and carries one of the deepest, most important truths in the Bible.
It’s Psalm 119:11: “Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” I learned it in the KJV: […]
Can You Be Counted On?
Sunday, December 6th, 2009John Maxwell, in his book The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork has one law he calls “The Law of Countability.” By this he means, can your teammates count on you?
Here are 5 questions for self-evaluation from Maxwell that will help any kind of team situation, ministry teams included:
Is your integrity unquestioned? (character)
Do you perform your […]
OMG?
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009The phrase “Oh, my God” has been turned on its head. The phrase is uttered in reverent prayer by many believers. But God’s name is just a curse word in popular culture.
A rookie movie censor was told to edit out all profanities from an in-flight version of the movie The Queen for use by airline […]
10 Things I Learned from My Dad
Friday, June 12th, 2009This is an expanded version of my Vantage Point column in the June 21, 2009 Father’s Day edition of TPE.
I was blessed with a great father. I had a great relationship with him. Here are 10 things I learned from him, not just by what he said, but how he lived. All I had to […]
