Blessed Veil

God will not suffer man to have a knowledge of things to come; for if he had prescience of his prosperity, he would be careless; and if understanding ...

Spurgeon's Knocking Knees

Often, in coming down to this pulpit, have I felt my knees knock together.

Fears Ungrounded

Threatened layoffs at work. Drugs and weapons in the schools. We have every right to be fearful, right? Maybe not. In Scared to Life (Victor), Douglas ...

Wrestling My Worries

Trying to break away from my worries was like wrestling an octopus.

Worried about the Kids

I'm not sure there is any way I could document this, but I suspect that the greatest fear that haunts evangelical parents is that their children will ...

Bearing Another's Burden

In the Philippines I heard a local pastor use the following parable to illustrate Christ's offer of rest (Matthew 11:28) and the response of people ...

No Need to Feel Miserable

Often pastors feel guilty if they walk away from a problem and don't feel appropriately miserable. That's neurotic.

The Art of Letting Go

To let go is not to care for, but to care about.

To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.

To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a ...

Minding Our Own Business

We might have much peace, if we were of a mind not to concern ourselves with what others say and do, and which is none of our business. How can he long ...

Worry or Worship

We can worry or we can worship. Strangely enough, busy people find it a whole lot easier to worry than to worship.