Christian Ambassadors

For the watching world, we ourselves serve proof that God is alive. We form the visible shape of what he is like.

Built-In Character

There was a family in the San Francisco Bay area that grew up with commitment. The son's name was David Kraft. His father was a pastor, a godly pastor ...

Clear Illumination

Seek to live with such lucidity that the clarity of your motives becomes a lens which projects the image of Christ upon the screens of others' lives. ...

Sharing Ministry with Your Family

In rearing their children, the [Luis] Palaus emphasized not only learning about life in other nations, but helping to make a difference. When possible, ...

Practice It, Preacher

It is an obvious error for all to see in those ministers of the Church who make such a wide gulf between their preaching and their living. They will study ...

Go, Granny, Go!

On a hot summer day I was sitting near an open window sewing and keeping an eye on my three grandsons playing outside.

"Let's play cops and robbers," ...

The Pastor's "Can" and "Can't"

I cannot fill the sanctuary with people, but I can fill the service with purpose. I cannot convince people they are sinners, but I can confess that I ...

Serving Vs. Being Served

I was ministering in Fourth Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. We had a Thursday morning father-son breakfast, six-thirty. It was to be over by quarter ...

The Witness of a Saint

A saint is someone whose life makes it easier to believe in God.