Avoiding Common Pitfalls, Part Two On Tuesday, I mentioned our temptations I believe the disabled are especially prone to face – the temptations of missing the assembly, grumbling, rudeness, and selfishness. Yesterday, I offered suggestions to help overcome the temptations of missing the assembly and grumbling. Today, I wish to tackle the other two temptations […]

Avoiding Common Pitfalls, Part One Yesterday, I wrote about four temptations disabled people are likely to face – missing the assembly, complaining, rudeness, and selfishness. I know very well that my brethren throughout the world face these same temptations, whether or not they suffer from a disability; Satan is an equal opportunity tempter. However, persons […]

Temptations of the Disabled Satan loves to tempt. It’s what he does best. The devil was bold enough to tempt Jesus, and he’s more than happy to tempt you: “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). I know that those of […]

The Suffering Servant Pictures of children starving in Africa. Pictures of the Holocaust. Picture of homelessness. Pictures of children dying from cancer. Pictures of grotesque birth defects. Any time someone mentions the goodness or love of God, atheists and agnostics want to throw emotional arguments into the mix. “If God is so good and loving, […]

The Greatest Day of the Year If you ask me, this is the greatest day of the year. Forget Christmas. Forget my birthday. Forget my anniversary (sorry, honey). Forget my children’s birthdays (sorry, guys). Give me the first day of the NCAA tournament! I have always loved this day. When I was preaching full-time, I […]