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May 2024

May 06, 2024

An Index of My Writings on Loss, Grief, and Eternal Hope

In the years since Nanci’s cancer diagnosis, and her subsequent homecoming in March 2022, grief...

April 2023

April 15, 2023

The Four Biggest Assets in My Grief

Grieving a loved one’s death is a long, often lonely, always painful process. Four key...

March 2023

March 20, 2023

What Is the Good Life?

As we start a new year, it’s common to ponder where we’ve been and where...

December 2022

December 03, 2022

Helping Give Children Access to Clean Water Is an Eternal Investment

Jesus, in Matthew 10:42, makes a startlingly significant promise about a seemingly small act of...

September 2022

September 15, 2022

What Is the Difference Between Judgment and Discernment?

In this four-minute video, Alisa Childers, author of Another Gospel A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in Response...

May 2022

May 12, 2022

Yes, Memorizing Scripture Is Possible, No Matter Your Age

Not long ago I shared this thought on Facebook: When we copy Scripture and carry...

March 2022

March 03, 2022

Pray for the Precious People of Ukraine (and Russia), Traumatized by War

“When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.”...

January 2022

January 13, 2022

A Message of Hope Inside Prison

Here at EPM, we love the ministry of Prison Fellowship. I loved their founder, Chuck Colson,...

November 2021

November 04, 2021

How Do We Best Help the Poor and Needy in Our Communities?

30 I think the most important principle is you can’t effectively help needy people you don’t...

September 2021

September 20, 2021

“Please Continue to Pray”: An Update on Christian Persecution in Nigeria

Two weeks ago I shared a firsthand account of the persecution of Nigerian Christians from my friend...

September 06, 2021

A First-Hand Account of Persecuted Believers in Nigeria: “Everybody Lives in Fear All the Time, Day or Night”

About forty years ago, my Nigerian friend Samuel Kunhiyop and I were talking in my...

September 02, 2021

“Jesus Is Literally All They Have Left”: The Situation in Afghanistan, and Ways to Pray and Help

The following informative Q&A comes from a source inside Afghanistan who cannot be identified for...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

Final Thoughts on Embracing Sexual Purity and Preventing Disaster

I’m glad to say—and some readers will be very glad to hear—this is my final...

February 22, 2021

Christian Leaders Need Accountability to Guard Our Lives and Ministries

My next few blogs will follow up on my three previous posts and continue to allude sometimes...

February 18, 2021

What Christian Leaders and Ministries Must Realize So We Don’t End like Ravi Did

I continue to receive comments on my previous blogs such as, “Let it go. The man is...

February 08, 2021

How Does a Man Become a Godly Husband?

Recently a man in a struggling marriage asked me how to become a godly husband....

February 01, 2021

Is Sin Inevitable in the Christian Life?

One common Christian misunderstanding today is that grace and salvation in Jesus means God has lowered His...

January 2021

January 25, 2021

The Stand That Saved a Child’s Life

In response to my blog post Is It Judgmental and Unloving to Believe That Abortion Is...

January 21, 2021

Isn’t It Cruel to Force a Woman to Keep a Child She Can’t Afford to Raise, or to Give up a Baby for Adoption?

Despite their emphasis on choice, the pro-choice movement leaves many women feeling that they have...

December 2020

December 31, 2020

When You’re So Depressed You Don’t Want to Be Around Others…and What to Do If You Have Suicidal Feelings

Studies show that depression and suicide rates are climbing due to COVID-19 and the disruption...

April 2020

April 27, 2020

The Anger Problem in Sports and All of Life (Including in Our Families and Relationships)

I put these verses together for a wonderful young man who loves Jesus, and was...

February 2020

February 17, 2020

Three Things to Remember When Giving Comfort to Grieving People

“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” (Romans 12:15). We tend to...

May 2019

May 06, 2019

Much-Needed Perspectives on Suffering from Dave Furman

I really appreciated this 20-minute interview about chronic pain with Dave Furman, a church...

March 2019

March 18, 2019

What Happens When Youth Are Given the Opportunity to Help a Child in Need

Today’s blog is about a nonprofit that’s making a big difference in the lives of...

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