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August 31, 2015
God’s Pop Quizzes and Your Struggling Answers
When the tests come, we can believe what is true or what is false.
God’s tests are most often pop quizzes. You don’t see them coming. If you knew you would be running late tomorrow morning, you’d prepare ahead of time. But that’s not a real test.
(Photo courtesy of Unsplash.com)
A real test hits your blindside. It tests the mettle of your theology, and often, it even seems to contradict it.
You have walked with God, but a family member suddenly gets terribly ill. Your integrity on the job ha...
August 28, 2015
Why Self-Promotion Isn’t Always Bad
One question hits the reset button on our motives
Okay, I need to be honest. I’m glad my book launch for Waiting on God is over. Self-promotion can make me really uncomfortable. But not for the reasons you think.
(Photo by Photodune)
It’s not that self-promotion is wrong, per se. It doesn’t have to contradict humility. (I’ll share why in a minute.) Rather, all that self-promotion made me at times concerned (this is tough to admit) that I might appear anti-humble. Which, in effect, is the same...
A Special Shout-Out to My Launch Team! [Announcement]
A Special Shout-Out to My Launch Team! The launch of my book, Waiting on God: What to Do When God Does Nothing, enjoyed the help of 27 individuals who assisted me to get the word out.
Each of these folks agreed to read the book, share a review on Amazon, and help spread the word during launch week. But most importantly, they prayed. Here’s the launch team listed with their blog/Web site (if applicable).
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August 25, 2015
Watch Isaiah’s Words of a Wandering Sheep Come to Life [Video]
If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. Take a devotional break for a moment and watch the beautiful words of Isaiah come to life. All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him. —Isaiah 53:6
Sometimes I think God created particular creatures simply to provide potent metaphors He could use to teach us with. Picture yourself as one of these sheep—and the L...
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on my Holy Land Tour expires August 28, 2015! [Announcement]
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT on my Holy Land Tour expires August 28, 2015! Quite a few folks have already taken advantage of the early-bird discount off our upcoming 2016 Holy Land Tour through the life of Christ.
You’ll save $100 when you register by 8/28/2015!
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August 24, 2015
Today is Your Last Chance to Get 7 Bonus Items
You can also gift the bonus items if you get a book for a friend.
Waiting is a good thing. But sometimes, it’s not such a great idea. Last week my new book, Waiting on God, launched. To celebrate, I offered 7 bonus items (worth $160.78) to those who buy the book and email me the receipt. But time is running out.
If you have already bought a book, you can still get a copy for a friend—and they can also enjoy the free bonus items! Many have already taken advantage of this offer.
But tonight it...
August 22, 2015
Songtime USA [Mediaappearance]
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August 17, 2015
Buy My New Book NOW—and Get 7 Bonuses
Today is the official launch date of my new book, Waiting on God: What to Do When God Does Nothing. For the next seven days, I’m giving away 7 bonuses worth $160.78 to everyone who buys my book and emails me the receipt.
I have received endorsements from a number of people who were gracious enough to read the book before it released, including Michael Hyatt, Joni Eareckson Tada, Luci Swindoll, Dr. Mark Bailey, Mary DeMuth, and many others.
In addition, 30 people have posted reviews on Amazon...
Tomorrow the Waiting is Over
My New Book Releases after Years of Writing (and Waiting)
Waiting has a goal. It always includes hope—a purpose—and an end for which we wait. Imagine how pointless waiting would be if it never ended. That’s how it feels sometimes with God, isn’t it?
(Photo: By MrsWig. Own work. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
One of the reasons I wrote my new book, Waiting on God: What to Do When God Does Nothing, was to provide some oomph to those who are waiting on God—but it seems He’s on vacation.
F...
August 14, 2015
Listening to Well-Timed Words of Warning
One other person struggled the night Jesus prayed in Gethsemane.
Dark shadows had fallen over Jerusalem. A lone figure knelt, weeping, agonizing in prayer, as eleven men slumbered nearby. While Jerusalem slept, the Lord Jesus endured anguish in the darkness of Gethsemane. But He did not suffer alone that night.
(Photo: The Citadel served as the residence of Pilate and his wife. Courtesy of Pictorial Library of Bible Lands.)
On the other side of Jerusalem in the luxuriant palace of the governo...
