Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better In the spring, I enjoy working out in the yard. After a full day of ministry, an ideal evening is loading up my equipment in the garage and taking off into the yard, especially when the grass is green, and the plants are blooming. In my endeavor to increase my skills as a landscaper, I have learned some important lessons. One ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better It is not one of my prouder moments. I was about four years old at the time. My cousin, Ryan, (also four years old), and I was playing around my grandparents' home. In their recreation room was a loft. To get up to the loft you had to climb a wooden ladder built into the wall. Ryan went first, and I followed. As he reached up ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better It was the evening of August 8th, 2016. My family and I were on vacation on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. We spent the whole day touring the world-famous Butchart Gardens. For those who do not know the Butchart Gardens it is a 55-acre display garden. It has countless flower beds, topiaries, and fountains. There...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better Ex-vangelical is a term that has made its way into our vocabulary in the last several years. It refers to someone who once identified as a born-again believer but subsequently distanced themselves from evangelicalism specifically or orthodox Christianity altogether. Many of these ex-vangelicals have gone through a process of d...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Searching for a Heroine As the father of four young girls, I am always looking for good female role models; women who display characteristics of faith and courage. We all need people to whom we can look for guidance and direction. We need people who we may emulate. However, it has been rather difficult to find such heroines for my daughters. ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better He was my closest Christian friend in college. I vividly remember one conversation we had when I was a freshman in which we discussed matters of the gospel and following Christ. It was a pivotal moment in my spiritual growth and eventual call to ministry. Over the next four years, we would spend hours studying and sharing, gro...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better Great Expectations is one of Charlie Dicken's most celebrated works. In this novel, the young working-class boy, Pip, is graced by an anonymous donor to go to London and obtain a higher education. Pip is overjoyed to leave behind what he perceives as second-class for the high life of wealth and privilege. However, as the book ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus Is Better This past February during the Super Bowl an ad campaign was launched entitled, "He Gets Us." A private group of Christian businessmen invested millions of dollars into producing and airing these provocative commercials that explore how Jesus sympathizes with us in our needs and weaknesses. Each commercial features a series of ...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Jesus is Better Like many of you, I have a Fitbit. For those who are not familiar with this device, it is a watch that measures your heart rate, the number of steps you take each day, and the amount of sleep you get each night. It can also monitor your stress levels and track your exercise. It is just one of many devices of its type that is c...

Preparing for the Lord's Day Easter Sunday Today more than ever it is easy to believe that you know someone when all you truly know is information about that person. Social media has created a relationship environment in which you can share much information without sharing your life with others. For example, you might have a Facebook account. On this account, you can cre...