Setting a Good Example

We just completed a week of Vacation Bible School at our church and what a wonderful week it was. While the children that attend our church know me, it usually takes the visiting children a day or two to come out of their shells when they are around me. Such was not the case this year. Even the youngest of the visiting children seemed to feel comfortable around me and for that I am truly grateful to God. It reminded  me of a time years ago when I watched an interview on television with a very famous athlete and a reporter asked him how he felt about being a role model. This athlete...

Teach Us to Pray

In the very near future I will be leading two adult classes on the subject of prayer. On one hand I am very much looking forward to leading these classes, but at the same time I admit that I am keeping my enthusiasm in check. In my opinion there is a tendency among some authors and televised pastors to encourage people to "pray big". The idea being that since nothing is impossible for God we should not sell Him short and pray for things well beyond our needs or wants. But prayer is far more than simply asking God for things we want or would like to have. Prayer is one of the most effective...