“But whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” (John 4:14) Our mission as Christians is to win others to Christ. But the tricky part about soul winning is that it is more of an art than a science. In other words, how we go about it can make all the difference in the world. For example, the easy thing to do […]

“For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved’.” (Romans 10:13) For most of us, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ untimely death did not affect us…or did it? Jobs was iconic and deserves much of the credit for transforming cell phones into pocket computers. Even though you may not own one of his iPhones, the phone you do own works like it does because of what he did with the iPhone when it originally launched. As I watched the testimonials and movies since Mr. Jobs […]

“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished’. With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30) It’s hard to believe that Good Friday is THIS Friday. Easter is almost here. Sadly, most of the world no longer sees much of the “Good” in Good Friday. I guess that’s why most businesses no longer observe it as a holiday. But Good Friday is more than a holiday. And while we call it “Good”, it actually commemorates one of the darkest days […]

“See, My Servant will act wisely; He will be raised and lifted up and greatly exalted.” (Isaiah 52:13) (ABC’s hit television show Resurrection is not the inspiration for today’s column, although I do find it ironic that the show has premiered around the Easter holidays when the resurrection of Jesus is celebrated. I will admit, however, that the television series did remind me of an old column I wrote in 1998, two years into my devotions ministry. I wanted to share it with you again.) Michelangelo once turned […]