STRENGTH TURNED TO – WEAKNESS

STRENGTH TURNED TO – WEAKNESS

by | Feb 15, 2026

Example 1 of 3:  General Douglas MacArthur General Douglas MacArthur had a great strength—he was a decisive, strong, skilled general of World War II and post-war governor of Japan (and by, extension, Asia).  The book American Caesar presents MacArthur as just...
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

by | Feb 1, 2026

Esther 7:1-10 Queen Esther was beautiful. Scripture says she was “lovely in form and features” (2:7). When Esther walked into a room, heads would have turned. If she had lived today she would have been on every major magazine cover without the need of air brushing or...
Only a Little Child

Only a Little Child

by | Nov 15, 2025

  Self-Description    “Only a little child” is how Solomon described himself to God;  how he thought of himself (I King 3:7). How instructive for us.   How do you think the people of Jesus’ day thought of Him?  Poised, confident, authoritative, caring, fully at peace...
 It’s Impossible . . . 

 It’s Impossible . . . 

by | Nov 14, 2025

. . .  to “pray without ceasing” as I Thessalonians 5:17 directs. We have to work, sleep, eat, serve. Even the Bible directs that we are to do many other things than pray, but it still says, “Pray continuously.”  What could this mean?   It means...
Letter to a Dying Woman 

Letter to a Dying Woman 

by | Sep 21, 2025

Some years ago, I wrote the following to a friend who was facing impending death. Possibly you know someone who would be encouraged by this letter.   December 8, 2021 Dear Sir Patrick & Lady Deb,  You are as saintly a couple as we have ever met....
Legalism in Latin America

Legalism in Latin America

by | Sep 21, 2025

Leticia, Colombia, c. 1996  Reluctantly, the missionary admitted to an American audience that his wife wore slacks on their mission field in Colombia. Knowing the conservative nature of this congregation, the missionary correctly feared that his honesty...