July 1, 2023
God’s Answer in My Distress
My Cancer Battle Has Made Me a Better Preacher and Leader
Articles for tag: Chemotherapy
Pour Yourself into Your Preaching
By Chris Philbeck When my wife and I had been married for about 20 years, she took a part-time job to help pay for our children’s college. Fortunately for her, an opportunity came along to do something that fit with her artistic talent and interests, and she went to work for a small company that manufactured custom-made windows using a process called Stained Glass Overlay. Unlike traditional stained glass, she would use multiple materials like glass, multilayered polyester film, bevels, jewels, etc. to form a solid piece of decorative art glass. She absolutely loved her job and came home each
April 19, 2015
God Had Other Plans
By T.R. Robertson In the summer of 2012, Nathan and Amy Tuley publicly announced they felt God was calling them to full-time ministry. Over the preceding months, all the details had begun falling into place for Nathan to put his information technology training to work for Pioneer Bible Translators. And then, that September, they heard the words that rearranged their lives, “Your son has a brain tumor.” The Tuleys were taking back-to-school pictures, with all four of their kids lined up. Looking at the photos, they noticed 10-month-old Josiah was always tilting his head slightly and looking up at an
April 11, 2015
Way Better
By Steve Wyatt You probably wouldn”t have liked the man I once was””though you might”ve been impressed by my résumé. I certainly was! I sang my first solo at 6, taught a seventh-grade Bible class at 15, preached my first sermon at 16, and was a youth pastor at 19. I served as senior pastor of a multistaff church at 23, and wrote two books by my early 30s while leading a church of 200 to more than 3,500! And all God”s people said . . . ? Big whoop. Back in my former life, I was on most short
December 20, 2006
Interview with Bill Pile
By Brad Dupray As a minister at Christ’s Church in the City near downtown Los Angeles, Bill Pile has met the challenges of gangs, the drug culture, and extreme poverty. Now he is traveling “where I’ve never been before,” as he fights a battle with cancer. Bill and his wife, Carmelita, have ministered in Los Angeles for nearly 40 years while raising five kids who have presented them with 16 grandchildren. Bill is also the chairman of the board of Southern Mexico Missions and produces a widely read monthly newsletter, Heartbeat. When did you find out you had cancer? I
December 4, 2005
I Marvel at His Blessings
By Laura Lovejoy “So, where are you from?” I asked. The patient was clearly suspicious of my presence. I thought some casual conversation might help. He mentioned the name of his town, adding, “I don”t suppose you know where that is, do you?” But in fact I did know his hometown, several hundred miles away. When to his surprise, I mentioned something distinctive about his town, he lit up as if to say I had passed the test. And he began the story of his illness and what ultimately led him to seek care here, so far away from home.
