Do you know that your level of insightfulness affects your capacity to love? I can prove it. Those who are not that insightful are limiting their capacity to love God…

Someone told me about a hiring technique that is used by a huge, profitable corporation here in America. During an interview, a potential new employee is given the following scenario…

Have you ever seen an episode of American Pickers? The show is about two guys in a nice paneled truck that travel about the countryside looking in people’s barns…

Somewhere inside you, something is slowly growing. Not only is it growing, but its appetite is growing as well. It is becoming increasingly hungry in ways that it has not been…

We are seeking to maximize those things in life that make us more productive, efficient, and peace-filled while minimizing, if not eradicating, those things which intensify busyness, complexity, and anxiety…

Systems dictate behavior. Systems make your decision-making easier. The absence of systems in your life only adds to the complexity of your life. No systems—no simplicity. If your life is out…

I am tasked with captivating and holding the attention of people for 30 minutes or so every week with nothing more than a microphone. I seek to earn…

The Timelessness of Simplicity I have done a few Kenyan weddings over the years. It didn’t take long to figure out that a 5:00 pm wedding really meant 6:30pm. It’s a…

Looking for Love? When I was a kid, Mickey Gilly sang a song that reminded people not to “look for love in all the wrong places”. If you have no…

The Good News About Bad News? Your cell phone, like mine, constantly informs you of breaking news. Said another way, we likely remain aware of the …

A Scottish Wrap Up I recently played “golf” on the North Sea in 40 mph winds between deep bunkers, and an even deeper rough. The sheep on the fourth hole were seemingly…

Advances Being Made in Scotland for the Kingdom It is a joy to look others in the eye, only to let them know that they are far more influential than perhaps…

A Gospel Famine There are still some “old-timers” in Scotland who still reverently recall the five-year, Hebrides outpouring that started in 1949. I’ve been told that you can still hear something…

Dreaming in Dundee The students at Baldragon School in Dundee, Scotland didn’t expect me, an American minister, to enter their classroom this morning to discuss matters of life and faith. Nonetheless, we…

Your Oscar Acceptance Speech? Imagine the Oscars are approaching… You know in the back of your mind that your performance was Oscar worthy. You actually have a fairly good chance of…

Join Me Next Week in Scotland?, “Freedom!” In a few days, I leave for Scotland to provide eight power-packed days of ministry. How does one prepare for such an adventure? Over…

Have you seen a mattress commercial lately? Of course, you have. The entire “sleep” industry is huge. Have you heard or seen a “no-snore” apparatus or a pillow commercial lately? Of course, you…

The day is coming when “the lawlessness one”, the antichrist, will greatly influence the world for a time (2 Thess. 2:9). In the meantime, put out your political yard signs in each…

Jesus left the 99. Billy Graham left at 99. Yesterday morning, I was enjoying breakfast with a fellow minister when we received a rather memorable news alert. We suddenly became aware of Rev…

I am not a “normal” minister. And I guess if I really thought about it, I really don’t want to be. As a rule, I tend to look at what most people…