Is it really more spiritual to close one’s eyes while leading worship music or does it just feel that way to the leader? I asked one worship leader how he could lead with his eyes closed. His reply was, “My job is to worship. If I worship, they will follow.” Last time I checked, preaching…
Over the past few weeks I have communicated with a number of God-called ministers who are no longer in vocational ministry. While there are some understandable and legitimate reasons, there are also some not-so-good reasons. I’ve also met a few people recently who once felt called to be involved in church activities but now find…
Various lists of the names of Jesus range all the way to as many as 700 different names and titles. The New Testament alone gives Jesus more than one hundred names and titles. One might ask why there are so many different names of Jesus? In the Biblical times, the Israelites often selected names for…
The Christian form of unceasing prayer may have been preceded by the Psalmist David who wrote, “I have set the Lord always before me” (Ps. 16:8). The Apostle Paul encouraged believers in Thessalonica to “pray without ceasing” (1 Thess. 5:17). Never has this method of prayer been more appropriate than in our fast-lane lifestyles. Need…
The word “lifestyle” was originally coined in 1929 by a Psychologist named Alfred Adler but the modern usage of the word seems to come from around 1961. Lifestyle refers to the manner in which a person lives, which may include habits, conduct, language, dress, responses to others, interpersonal relationships and a host of other factors….
What does it mean to live a Christian lifestyle? For the Christian, lifestyle is a way of living life with Jesus Christ at the very center. This is easier said than done. One cannot put Christ at the very center without denying self, family and close relations. Jesus issued strong warnings about putting self, family…
“Ad” means “to.” “Ora” means “mouth.” Thus the literal meaning of adoration is “to one’s mouth.” Romans performed the act of adoration by raising the hand to the mouth, kissing it and then waving it in the direction of the adored object. The word adoration came to mean, homage paid to one held in high…
What is released by your faith? Do you remember the story of the woman who had been ill for twelve years and in faith reached out to touch the hem of Jesus’ robe (Mark 5:25-34)? In the midst of the crowd, Jesus asked, “Who touched My clothes?” The disciples chided Him. “You see the multitude…
The subject of labor brings some interesting news: • From New York – “Worker Dead at Desk for 5 Days” • From Japan – “Japan to Pay Widow of Man Worked to Death. • Sign in the store window: NO HELP WANTED. The celebration of Labor Day is another matter – Originally set aside to…
Breakfast is widely acknowledged as the most important meal of the day. I like it so much I sometimes eat breakfast food for lunch and even dinner. One morning, Jesus invited His disciples to join Him for a breakfast of fish and bread, cooked over open coals on the shore of the Sea of Tiberias…