Devotion

I'll never be accused of having a manly body. My mom told me growing up that I had girly legs. I wasn't offended by this observation because I couldn't disagree. Why duck from the truth? One of the things...

In the prior post I mentioned three criteria for evaluating religious truth claims: coherence, explanatory ability, and evidence. These criteria, however, are mere concepts. They don't do any work in themselves. A crucial question then is, What is our...

The prior post on Discerning God's Voice is here. How do we actually hear God's voice in evangelism? I'd like to suggest that it begins a couple of steps earlier -- in private devotion. John 10:27 says, "My sheep...

In the prior post I told of an encounter I had on an airplane with a world traveler. Thinking I was following God's leading toward a spiritual turn in the convo, the traveler nevertheless stopped me out cold by...

Part 1 is here. One day on an airplane I sat next to Elam, a world traveler. His particular mode of travel, I soon learned, was quite unique. He navigated around the globe in a small sailboat -- solo....

By the grace of God I've served as an evangelism trainer (and trainee!) for four decades. And again by the grace of God I've shared Christ with many. From these experiences I'd like to suggest some ideas about evangelism...

Trigger warning: Boring post to come. Readers vulnerable to snoozing may wish to simply skip it. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay (The prior post, Part 4 is here: "The Heart of Leadership and Wise Counsel.") In the present...

The life I lead is not necessarily fascinating. So why share with you what I'm "working on"? Well, just to keep the conversation going. To keep the ideas flowing. To pass on what I'm learning. First thing of note...

(Part 1, "The Heart of the Minister," is here.) Photo by Edurne Tx on Unsplash Finding your niche inside your chosen field shouldn't be that hard, but it often is. My colleague Paul Tokunaga serves as a leadership coach....

I began my career with InterVarsity in 1981. I'd like to share some personal and ministry observations from a 40-year viewpoint. Photo by Jon Flobrant on Unsplash A few years ago a college student accused me of lacking in...