The Suburbs of HeavenI regularly meet with students and friends who are wrestling with whether or not they should leave their job, ministry, church, or whatever current endeavor they may be involved with. In almost every case, the single-biggest issue that is prompting each person’s struggle is the opposition that they are facing.…
I want you to picture the scene: a pastor is meeting with a member of his congregation who has come to him seeking his counsel. The member has been struggling with assurance of salvation and is asking the pastor for help. The question uppermost in this member’s mind is, “How…
Many years ago, when I was in seminary, I asked one of my professors what had surprised him most about the church when he had finished his own theological studies and had started serving in ministry. I will never forget his response. He said, “Guy, would you believe there is…
In The Silver Chair, CS Lewis tells the well-known story of a young girl named Jill who finds her way into the land of Narnia and is wandering through the woods in search of some water. When she finally stumbles upon a stream, she cannot bring herself to rush forward…
We know that bad things happen in the world around us. But we also know that things could be a lot worse than they are. We know that all people sometimes say, do, and think terrible things—including Christians. But we also know that no one is as terrible as they…
Sin exists. That much should be obvious. We see it manifested in the world all around us; we see evidence of it within ourselves as well. Violence and hatred go virtually unchecked. Selfishness and pride run amok in so much of what we do and in so many of the…
