October 3, 2022
October 9 | Application (‘Surviving a Spiritual Drought’)
What will be your survival strategy when you face a spiritual drought? How can you hydrate a dried-up soul? Psalm 42 offers help. . . .
Articles for tag: Winston Churchill
July 4, 2022
July 10 | Application (‘If You Knew’)
On their wedding day, does a couple fully understand what it means to pledge their love “for better or worse . . .”? When parents welcome a new baby, do they realize what that child will cost—not only in dollars, but in sleepless nights, hard conversations, and trips to the emergency room? . . .
June 6, 2022
June 12 | Application
"Have you drifted away from the Lord?" David Faust asks. "Have you neglected God, separated yourself from the church, and allowed your faith to wane? It’s not too late to come back."
April 25, 2022
Indispensability
By Doug Redford As the 20th century was ending, numerous attempts were made to select the “person of the century.” Time magazine suggested Albert Einstein. A good case certainly could be made for Einstein; he was likely the most brilliant mind of the century. The late columnist Charles Krauthammer’s nomination was Winston Churchill. Krauthammer made a very strong argument on Churchill’s behalf. At the tail end of 1999, Krauthammer wrote, Take away Churchill in 1940, and Britain would have settled with Hitler—or worse, Nazism would have prevailed. . . . Civilization would have descended into a darkness the likes of
September 1, 2021
Investing in Leadership
During COVID-19, church leaders experienced change, loss, and pain. Those who remained steadfast in their approach by setting goals and persevering ultimately made it through.
July 7, 2016
Miracles, Marvels, and the Vulnerable Minister
By LeRoy Lawson The Miracle of Dunkirk Walter Lord New York: Open Road Media; for Kindle, 2012 The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon Brad Stone New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2013 The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry Mandy Smith Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2015 Just about everything I thought I knew about the “evacuation” of Dunkirk (read “retreat”) was wrong. Or at least wildly romanticized. I could picture the thousand-plus boats of all sizes and types crossing the English Channel to rescue soldiers fleeing for their lives from the Nazis. My mind”s eye saw them push up against the
December 7, 2015
Meditating on Hope: December 7
By Becky Ahlberg Monday, December 7 It”s Pearl Harbor Day”””A date which will live in infamy,” as Franklin Roosevelt so memorably said. On December 7, 1941, America”s naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy. When the smoke cleared, 2,403 Americans had been killed and 1,178 were injured. Christmas 1941 came barely two weeks after that attack. Families tried to go about their celebrations in the usual ways, but the worry over war and the unsettled affairs all over the world clouded the usual lighthearted and warm celebrations. American families were already mourning the loss
August 13, 2011
Embracing Mystery, Remembering Churchill, and Reconsidering the Classics
LeRoy Lawson reviews three thought-provoking books exploring science and religion, Winston Churchill’s relationship with America, and the demanding classical education championed through the study of Greek and Latin.
June 6, 2010
Five Ingredients Sir Winston Churchill Used in Every Speech
Max R. Hickerson draws from Winston Churchill’s speaking method to help Bible teachers and preachers communicate with stronger openings, clearer themes, simple language, vivid word pictures, and emotional impact.
December 2, 2007
Older and Wiser: Strutting or Striving7
Gary Weedman encourages senior Christians to view retirement as an opportunity for continued service, following Paul’s example of leaving the past behind and pressing toward what lies ahead.
January 20, 2007
Seven Leadership “Secrets”
Victor M. Parachin, Winston Churchill, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mark Sanborn, Thomas A. Edison, Christian leadership qualities, leadership development, perseverance,
