Chief Shepherd

Have you seen the TV spots for the Foundation For A Better Life? I get misty-eyed every time I see one of them! Check this new one out (encouraging “Patience”) on their website at http://values.com. Sorry, they do not allow in-line posting on other sites. I can certainly identify with that worker’s FIRST emotion. I wonder if I [...]

A couple years ago, I read Louie Giglio’s book, “I am not but I know I AM – The story of God.” It was an enjoyable read and the overall content was excellent. I question some of Giglio’s theology and techniques but not enough to matter. One thing that I did pick up from the [...]

A recent Associated Press article told about a dog who was born without front legs! Abused and abandoned by her mother, she was rescued around Christmas 2002 and adopted by English professor Jude Stringfellow. Ms Stringfellow named the puppy, FAITH. The article reports that, at first, the family had to carry Faith to keep her from just [...]

16 years ago, a young boy in my parents church in Gastonia, NC developed a life-threatening cancer.  His mother was a godly single mom who loved God and Brandon was her only child.  The diagnosis was devastating and the thought of losing Brandon haunted Teresa.  She had lost her husband 8 years before in a [...]

This article was written by Dave Burchett. It was published on his blog http://www.daveburchett.com/archive/2009/12/14/8036.aspx and republished here by permission. Truth can be so annoying. If annoying truth was a Jeopardy category it might look like this… “I’ll take Annoying Truths for $100, Alex.” This famous preacher said,  ”Give me five minutes with a person’s checkbook, and I will tell [...]

[Editor's note: The  following story was originally published on Rhonda's blog on October 20, 2009. View it here: http://musingrhonda.blogspot.com/2009/10/writing-on-wall.htm] There is no place more beautiful than upstate New York in the summer. The weather is perfect and the people are happy to be warm and unthawed. The Adirondacks are at their best, the fishing is world [...]

(UPDATED: Oct 28, 2009, originally published Jul 4, 2008) There is a tremendous disparity in our understanding of the doctrine of holiness and/or sanctification. The definition of those terms is a matter of debate among many teachers and preachers. It is also one of the primary differences between some major denominations. Many people today believe that no [...]

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Where are you going? Why are you here? Why are you reading this? Did you just happen to visit this place? I don’t believe that we are here by coincidence. Actually, I don’t believe in coincidence – or luck. What I do believe is that God’s providence has ordered my steps (compare Ps 37:23 KJV) and [...]

(Last update: Oct 4, 2009:  This is one of my all-time favorite articles/sermons. I just felt that it needed some “front-page” attention again so I have re-published it. I believe it will be a blessing. – Ray) I am embarrassed that in 40 years of dedicated Bible reading and study, I have often overlooked some of [...]