It is one thing to read about how to witness to someone; it is another to put into practice what you've learned.  I tell my students, "If you want to witness, then go witness."  That is the best, though not the easiest, way to learn.  I call it "Trust and Go."  Trust God and go witness.  My very first evangelistic endeavor was just such a case.  This is what happened.

Contrary to popular wisdom, good preaching has little to do with eloquence, fashion, or the length of a sermon. Good preaching is all about content and posture. By content, I mean, "What is the message about?" and by posture I mean, "How is it about it?"

The flesh loves the idea of earning, achieving, qualifying for, winning, paying for - whatever dream we may have. The flesh rarely likes charity. Charity means someone else did it, and you didn't. It means you have achieved nothing.

When you board a plane, you are given a limit as to how many bags you can take on board with you. Some airlines let you only have one, others let you have two. However, you can't take your whole wardrobe and makeup station on board with you. If you insist on doing so, you will certainly pay a significant price to carry those extra bags.

A glimpse at the splendor and respect attached to the office of a pastor can lure any woman toward becoming the wife of a pastor. Surely, most women would embrace the thought in the belief that such relationships, being founded on the solid rock of Christian religion, are bound to stand the test of time. However, there are more to being a pastor's wife than meets the eye; and the truth is that for most of them, the center fails to hold in the long haul.

God knows each and every one of us personally. He knows us even better than we know ourselves. God already knows what has happened in our pasts, what is currently happening in our presents, and He already knows every single thing that will happen in our future. This knowledge should give us confidence and hope that everything will turn out quite alright.

At age 12 years and 11 months our middle son, Clark, made his request. "Mom, I will be 13 soon and I'd really like a hamster for my birthday." Then he waited silently, eyebrows peaked, brown eyes begging. "They're so cute, Mom."

Caleb [Cā'leb]--bold, impetuous (also an animal name, meaning "dog").

1. A son of Jephunneh, usually so designated to distinguish him from other persons bearing the same name (Num. 13:6, 30).

Dear Daughters & YBW:

May the Lord's blessings and protection be upon you today.

There are many things I wish someone would have told me when I turned 18. As I shared in a previous post, I was given the opportunity to write a young man a letter recently, passing any wisdom to this young man that I thought would be appropriate. I did, but I felt that my letter came up short. It did because it barely scratched the surface of what I wish someone would have told me.