An older man who was very dear to me once had a heart attack and was hospitalized for a few days. The attack was due to some continuous irregular heart beats. The irregularities were causing an imbalance in his blood circulation and so his body was fatiguing prematurely. We visited for a short time since [...]

Last night I enjoyed some genuine Christian fellowship at my church. It was a graduation of sort. After six classes in the New Member’s course, the participants celebrated over dinner while the pastor gave some closing comments and others of the church prayed for them. The class members were also given the opportunity to share [...]

Just minutes ago, my newborn began crying like she was in pain. It was a “bubble” or something like that – nothing life threatening. And to the rescue came Justus, who is only 4 years old. He wanted to pray for her. Apparently, this was his second time according to my wife. She called for [...]

Occasionally, our church is visited by some extravagant worshippers (for lack of a better term). We are in the city limits of Houston, and all types of people come. One morning I noticed one of these visitors acting a little different than the others in the room. It is a norm in our church to [...]

On June 27, 2006, I recognized this new teaching of contemplative prayer. I noted that I would be dedicating some time to researching it with the intent of returning with some sort of critique and, if need be, a cry of repentance. I thought that I would be giving a strong shoulder of orthodoxy in [...]

A new movement was brought to my attention this past week. It is being endorsed by some well known conservative leaders such as Beth Moore and Max Lucado. The new movement focuses on silent prayer, or what they call, “listening prayer.” It is described as a new kind of prayer where the Christian sits in [...]

Recently, my attention was drawn to the subject of strong language. My wife and I have been discussing it some. It is an issue that she and I fully agree on (one of the few). So our discussions are not long by any means. However, I thought it deserved a bit more attention especially since [...]

I relate so much to Martin Luther as I read and watch how he acted in private and how some of his persuasions (left to himself) were some things that others could not swallow. A good example is my concept of self. You hear it more than others: “I hate myself more than any of [...]