Post Year: 1991
My Summer of Miracles
Posted onJudging Others – Billy James Hargis, a Tulsa
Posted on — Leave a commentJudging Others – Billy James Hargis, a Tulsa evangelist who has been a favorite whipping boy or the secular media for many years, recently introduced me to the readers of his newsletter as “a man who is known for his frequent kicking of his former friends who are now fallen brethern.”
The Power of Encouragement – This month marks
Posted onThe Power of Encouragement – This month marks the 200th anniversary of John Wesley’s death.
To Whom Does the Pastor Submit? – The
Posted onTo Whom Does the Pastor Submit? – The first time Willie Mays, then a rookie outfielder, came to bat against major leagur pitching, he face another future Hall of Famer, Warren Spahn.
The Health Insurance Crisis – One of the
Posted on — Leave a commentThe Health Insurance Crisis – One of the first things I did after I married Jackie was to contact the local Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurance agent and sign up for health insurance.
Children Are People, Too — The Charismatic Movement
Posted onChildren are People, Too — The Charismatic Movement began as an adult movement. . . Yet, a church with more adults than children is a dying church.
News and Prophetic Views
Posted onNews and Prophetic Views — Our role should be prophetic — to inform Christian leaders what God is saying and doing.
(13 editions) New Tab leaders appointed…; Several years
Posted on(13 editions) New Tab leaders appointed…; Several years ago the elders called for a stop to add a 3,500-seat auditorium … and instead help establish new churches in the area…; We met with our home group just an hour after receiving the news that a new cancer was attacking my body…
“The Message of Suffering” – (Single edition) “There
Posted on — Leave a comment“The Message of Suffering” – (Single edition) “There is no fear of dying for me. I know that my salvation is secure in my relationship with Jesus…”
Helps for Healing (Prophetic Words, Life-giving Testimonies, Healing
Posted on — Leave a commentHelps for Healing (Prophetic Words, Life-giving Testimonies, Healing Scriptures, Battling Fear and Depression); Cultural Christianity; Christians from a Jewish Perspective
Hearing God Together; Successful Preaching; The Last Heartbeat
Posted onHearing God Together; Successful Preaching; The Last Heartbeat of America
How Much Is Too Much; The Wages of
Posted onHow Much is Too Much; The Wages of Sin Pay the Attorneys; Russian Refugees; Burning the Deadwood in the Church Organization; Mending Broken Leaders
The Church’s Shifting Center of Gravity; The Necessity
Posted on — Leave a commentThe Church’s Shifting Center of Gravity; The Necessity of Serving; Lessons in the Wilderness
Frightening Trends in Church Growth; Summer of Miracles;
Posted on — Leave a commentFrightening Trends in Church Growth; Summer of Miracles; Brighton ’91
Are Staff Members Called, Too; Change with Society
Posted on — Leave a commentAre Staff Members Called, Too; Change with Society — Or Die; Quo Vadis Episcopalians
Living on Borrowed Time (January 1991) – Jackie
Posted onLiving on Borrowed Time (January 1991) – Jackie and I spent a week in our little cabin in western North Carolina in October. One rainy morning we got up to drive across the mountains to meet friends for lunch. Coasting slowly down the steep wet driveway, I heard an inner voice. “This could be your last trip. you could be killed on that slick mountain highway.”…
Encouragement (February 1991) – When I was in
Posted on — Leave a commentEncouragement (February 1991) – When I was in high school, I had a football coach who met every player at the sideline as he came off the field, shook his hand and said, “Good job!” I remember very little else about him — but I remember that. No matter how badly I had played, he shook my hand when I came off the field…
Intercession (March 1991) – The summer after I
Posted on — Leave a commentIntercession (March 1991) – The summer after I graduated from high school, my father had surgery for a double hernia. The operation was performed in a small hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, near my parents’ summer cabin in Hendersonville…
Quiet Time (April 1991) – Every year for
Posted on — Leave a commentQuiet Time (April 1991) – Every year for the past 15 years, a group of us — dressed in old clothes, carrying shotguns, rifles and sleeping bags — have gathered in a little hunting cabin deep in the swamps of South Florida. We come from different towns and states. Each year we add or subtract someone, but the core group had remained the same. The four days are spent in the woods southwest of Lake Okeechobee on the edge of the Florida Everglades — 30 miles from the nearest phone…
Mother’s Prayer Book (May 1991)
Posted onMother’s Prayer Book (May 1991) – Several years after my father’s death, I had the heart-warming task of moving my mother into a Baptist retirement center in Florida. My father had donated the property to the center before he died. Dad never got to live there, but Mom stuck to the plan. She moved only a few things with her, urging us children to divide up the rest…
God Will Do It Again (June 1991) -The
Posted on — Leave a commentGod Will Do It Again (June 1991) -The pain turned out to be my friend. It began about the first of the year. Lower back. then down into my hip and thigh. Finally below the knee. My doctor, suspicious that the cancer might return, ordered X-rays, a bone scan, then a CAT scan of my abdomen. All were clear. Yet the pain persisted…
Wrestling With God (July 1991) – One of
Posted on — Leave a commentWrestling With God (July 1991) – One of the modern Greek playwrights wrote of the novice who went to stay on an island with an elderly priest. One afternoon the young cleric, eager to learn, walked with the venerable man along the craggy shore. As their robes swirled in the wind, he finally asked the big question. “Father, do you still wrestle with the devil?”…
Lizzy’s Miracle (August 1991) – Back around Christmas,
Posted on — Leave a commentLizzy’s Miracle (August 1991) – Back around Christmas, 10-year-old Lizzy Gross told her mother, Lestra: “Mommy, I’m seeing double.” That night Lestra mentioned it to her husband, Johnny, who is minister of music at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. They prayed…
Following Jesus (September 1991) – A quiet pebble
Posted on — Leave a commentFollowing Jesus (September 1991) – A quiet pebble beach is located on the northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It is under the shadow of the Golan Heights, not far from the ancient village of Bethsaida. It was here, early one morning, that Jesus stood and shouted across the water to His friends in a fishing boat…
What is Masculinity? (October 1991) – The new
Posted on — Leave a commentWhat is Masculinity? (October 1991) – The new emphasis on men, while encouraging, is not all good. Poet Robert Bly’s book Iron John stayed on the best-seller list 30 weeks this year. Bly has been the one to inspire many men to head off into the woods on weekends, where they stand around campfires, pounding on their chests like gorillas and uttering primordial screams in an effort to regain their lost masculinity…
Using The Name (November 1991) – I arrived
Posted onUsing The Name (November 1991) – I arrived at the Founders Inn on the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) campus on a Thursday afternoon. I was to be Pat Robertson’s guest on “The 700 Club” Friday morning, then speak that night at the CBN Partners’ banquet in the hotel ballroom…
Dealing With Fact (December 1991) – One of
Posted on — Leave a commentDealing With Fact (December 1991) – One of my major mistakes, as I was finishing radiation treatment, was to read Michael Landon’s biography. I didn’t read much. Only the last pages describing his death from cancer. But I shouldn’t have done it…