What stands out most about the remnant of Elijah’s day is just how ordinary they must have been. There was absolutely nothing...

The proverbial watchmen upon the wall have been entrusted with a unique stewardship. They have been uniquely called to speak to their...

Jesus used this graphic figure of speech to warn us not to “cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and...

We've all heard the familiar lyrics, "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall; Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all of the...

Several years ago, a leader in the underground house church movement in China (which has hundreds of thousands of house churches) was...

During my ambitious, performance driven days of church life when we were on the eternal quest for something new and revolutionary to make...

If the watchmen of God ever hope to be effective, they must come to a place where they no longer care what other people think of about...

Loyalty is often a one-way road in church life. As long as you are a committed member of the church or church clique you belong to, you...

One of the major pitfalls of young leaders is what I call “The Young Man Syndrome.” Though no Christian, church or spiritual movement is...

Revelation 18:4 It is widely understood that the “Great Whore” in Revelation is referring to the Roman Catholic church. It has also been...

You don’t get up one morning and decide you want to be a watchman. Only God gets to decide. It’s not the current “in“ thing to aspire...

"A Condition That Few Talk About" The physical wounds of war are often clearly seen; but the hidden wounds of the heart and soul are...

I have almost completed my 72nd lap around the Sun and I’m an old man now. I’m not sure if it is one of’ the many failings of old age...

When it come to secular and even many church stereotypes of Christians and Christ few come close. So just who are these people who we...

I have always found something evocative and haunting about history. Its silence often calls to me in profound ways. I have had the...

Ever since my early church days, I have been hearing about the next big move of God that was just around the corner. I’ve heard tons of...

In the 19th century a host of “soothing syrups” to quiet bawling babies and teething tots were sold to an unsuspecting public. They were...

“A bruised reed He will not crush and a smoking flax He will not quench.” – (Matthew 12:20) The world is filled with bruised reeds and...

The famous line in the movie “As Good as Its Gets” when Jack Nicholson says to Helen Hunt, “You make me want to be a better man” speaks...

There are many misconceptions about the true meaning of love in the world today. Even in the church there are misconceptions of what love...