I have often heard it said that it isn’t wise or becoming to brag about yourself, and if any bragging is going to be done about you, it should be done by someone else. Personally, I appreciate the ap...
One of the most entertaining things to ever happen to me occurred while I was attending a conference in Pittsburgh during the fall of 2020. The conference was held in the downtown area, right by the ...
Some years ago, I was in attendance at the funeral of a pastor I had become friends with while serving in northeastern Pennsylvania. I always enjoyed my conversations with him, and I found him to be ...
A little over twenty years ago, I began a five-year ministry experience that involved directing a Christian camp and conference center. It was one of the hardest and best things I have ever agreed to...
This year marks the 30th anniversary of my graduation from high school, and this week, several of the people I graduated with thought it would be a good idea to get the conversation going about a pote...
Not long ago, I was teaching a theology class to students who are close to graduating from college. During the class, I showed a brief video that interviewed 70 people from age 5 up to age 75 and ask...
What kind of training did you have to complete in order to serve in your vocation? Did you have to do some form of special schooling? Were you mentored by someone with years of experience in your ro...
One of the most consequential, life-impacting decisions that the Lord led me to make when I was growing up was the decision to spend my summers working with a Christian camping ministry. It was a dec...
A statement my family has often heard me make is that I believe “there’s a song for everything.” When I say that, what I really mean is that there really isn’t a subject, emotion, or circumstance tha...
When I’m preaching, I try my best to make good eye contact. I have one friend who gets nervous if he has to look at the faces of those he’s speaking to, so he primarily looks over their heads and at ...
The Gospel of Mark is one of the four gospels in the New Testament. It was written by Mark (also known as John Mark), who was a companion of the apostle Peter. The Gospel of Mark is believed t...
