Some Believe We Can Lose Our Salvation. Here’s What They Are Missing.
In an article on this website, I shared a couple of the strongest affirmations of Scripture which declare that our salvation, once given by...
They Had the Greatest Message Ever, but Needed One Thing More. so Do We.
I told a friend once that if I have gone to seed on anything in Christian theology, it’s the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I’m...
Two Great Illustrations from the Amazon
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17).
One of the most productive things any minister does is spend time with a...
Have You Met the Members of My Congregation?
I belong to the greatest church in the world. We have an eclectic group of members and leaders. You would love them. Here are...
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Cemetery
If you’re ever sitting around with two or three preachers, ask for their funniest stories, the most memorable wedding or funeral they’ve done, something...
Want to Hear a Funny Story About a Wedding?
When you’ve been in the ministry as long as I have–I began pastoring when JFK was president!–there are few things you haven’t seen or...
Seven Decades of Lessons (and a Gift)
This Saturday, I will turn 74 years old.
Like most birthdays when you get older, I’ll celebrate in some way with my family and friends,...
The Best Time I Ever Had In Nearly 60 Years of Ministry
“What is the best time you ever had in a long lifetime of ministry, Joe?”
Wow. I don’t know. Let me think about it….
A ride...
No Cowards In Heaven. None.
“But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be...
How to Tell You’re No Leader
Woe unto you when all men speak well of you, for so did their fathers to the false prophets. (Luke 6:26)
Let’s just come right...
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Pastor, Make Peace with Lowliness
Every church planter expects to begin from a place of lowliness. But rare is the church planter who makes peace with lowliness. I’m not talking about...
The “measure Up Mentality” In Today’s Church
I’ve served in full-time ministry for over 38 years in churches in many places in the U.S.: the south, the southwest, the far west...
Becoming a Disciplined Leader
As a leader, you have a certain set of standard for those you lead. Those standards basically revolve around your followers being disciplined.
My question...
