"We Are Not Entitled to the World's Respect" is an insightful article by David Mathis where he interviews Don Carson, author of The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism and Christ and Culture Revisited. The article/interview points out a very important fact... “Winning arguments is not the same as winning souls.” Additionally... "Very few, if any, have lost a quarrel and found themselves converted. But we all know the impulse deep down, when engaging with unbelief, to lash out in an effort to show ourselves right rather than win the unbeliever." Click here to read and/or watch the videos of this thought-provoking interview.
How many of us have a need that is greater than our capacity to meet? If we are honest, most of us have such a need. In 2 Kings 19 is the story of Jerusalem being surrounded by the Assyrians. The siege was long, and the heathen king even blasphemed the Lord. King Hezekiah and the nation were in dire need, and they were facing certain death. Then Hezekiah went into the temple and called Isaiah to a prayer meeting. There Isaiah made intercession for Hezekiah and for the nation. Later King Hezekiah took a letter written by Sennacherib which challenged God’s ability to keep Jerusalem safe and spread it out before the Lord and prayed himself. Then the answer came in verse 20. Because you
This article from Pastor Rick's Ministry Toolbox recently spoke to me, and I hope it will to you as well. 6 Ways for Lonely Leaders to Develop Friendships
