When we speak of the Christianity of George Washington, we should clarify both what we mean and what we do not mean. We do not mean that George Washington was a modern-day evangelical. He did not shop at Family Christian Bookstores. He did not attend Wednesday evening church. He did not listen to Steve Green or Michael W. Smith. He did not have fifty Bible translations to read. He did not listen to Christian talk radio. [...]

Stephen Ambrose wrote that people have read about Easy Company in his book Band of Brothers and have watched the mini-series based on the book “for entertainment, of course, and enlightenment, but also, and perhaps most of all, for inspiration.”[1] Ever since my wise instructor Geoff Botkin presented his message at the 200 Year Plan [...]

Major Richard Winters served as the field officer and later the battalion commander over Easy Company, a division of the 101st Airborne during World War II. At the end of the book, Major Winters revealed his ten rules of leadership, which I have quoted below. May they serve as a call to Christian men to stand fast and quit ourselves like men unto leadership in the Army of Christ. (See I Corinthians 16:23.) [...]

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly… who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, [...]

John Bunyan, the author of Pilgrim’s Progress, became an example of Christian perseverance by enduring twelve years in prison for preaching the Gospel without a license. Few have passed the test of Godly perseverance as did he, and few would be as qualified to speak on the subject. May those who have ears to hear, [...]

If a list of the top five media titans of the twentieth century were announced by the great minds of this century, I cannot imagine any list they might draft omitting two key figures: Walt Disney and Ted Turner. I’d dare say few people in the modern world could honestly claim to have lived without [...]

 
“[L]et us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is [...]

Some of you will remember the moment in the Vice Presidential debate last October when candidates Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden were asked what mistakes they had made in the past and what they had learned from them. Regretfully, Governor Palin said that she hadn’t really made any mistakes worth noting, while Senator [...]

Over a year since Michael Billing’s home-going, I continue to receive notes of appreciation from people who have been blessed and inspired by his testimony. Recently, I received this note from a young man who read the blog posts written shortly after Michael’s death. These kinds of notes remind us that God truly does “work [...]

Many years ago, my mother recommended that I start journals for my little brother and sister. They were both very young at the time: four and two years old, respectively. Too young to write a journal of their own. The journal would be a collection of my special memories with them as they were growing [...]