Perspective: The gift of encouragement
About this time of the year, many of you are weary and worn, exhausting yourselves trying to find that special gift for the person who has everything. Many on your list are like me. When asked by...
View ArticlePerspective: The splendor revealed
Max Lucado, one of my favorite authors, says this in his book, “God Came Near”: “God became a man. While the creatures of earth walked unaware, Divinity arrived. Heaven opened herself and placed her...
View ArticlePerspective: Importance of daily Bible reading
Ministers and Christian leaders spend a great deal of time listening to and counseling others in the decision-making process. Often decisions are clouded by a complex world and ever-changing moral...
View ArticlePerspective: Facing life’s tragedies
Sometimes life seems to throw some tough and crippling experiences our way. Over the past few months I have had several friends face some of the harshest of life’s experiences. Death, tragedy and...
View ArticlePerspective: Character matters
I want to begin this article with a very pointed statement—“Character matters!” Who you are is as important as what you do. Your talk will be hollow and cheap if your walk does not live up to that...
View ArticlePerspective: How to act and react
With each passing day, it becomes more and more difficult to speak and live out biblical faith in the public arena in America. While we as Christians are not always wise, loving and careful about the...
View ArticlePerspective: Church ‘unemployment’
I read recently that the unemployment rate in Oklahoma has dropped again, bringing it to 4.1 percent. So Oklahoma has approximately 4.1 percent of eligible workers who are without jobs. While we wish...
View ArticlePerspective: Stand for truth
We have seen this coming for several years. This has been occurring at coastal universities for a long time. Though without question, the intensity has been rising. It has now appeared in the heartland...
View ArticlePerspective: Pray for our leaders
Prayer is one of the great privileges of the Christian life. Truth of the matter is that any sincere prayer warrior has a prayer list a mile long. The needs that surround us are multi-faceted. If we...
View ArticlePerspective: Thank you Oklahoma Baptists
The time has finally come. After more than a thousand articles, this is my last Perspective. It has been such a privilege to come into your home each week. You have been so kind to take the time to...
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