Keeping In Step with Jesus

I have never lived on a farm—never milked a cow, never plowed a field, never waited for the harvest. I am a city boy. This puts me at a disadvantage, at times, when I read the parables and illustrations of Jesus in the New Testament. Many of his images in preaching came from a context […]

Keeping In Step with Jesus

I have never lived on a farm—never milked a cow, never plowed a field, never waited for the harvest. I am a city boy. This puts me at a disadvantage, at times, when I read the parables and illustrations of Jesus in the New Testament. Many of his images in preaching came from a context […]

RELEARNING EVANGELISM

During one of my tours as an Army chaplain, I served in one of our branch schools teaching ethics to junior officers (lieutenants and captains) as they were preparing to advance to higher levels of responsibility. The Army leadership doctrine contains an entire section on the “ethical decision-making process.” As part of my class, I […]