Let’s face it, the ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives is incredibly fantastic but somewhat mysterious at the same time. Because of the element of mystery, many writers have portrayed the ministry of the Spirit as a “secret.” It’s not uncommon to see such titles as “Unlocking the...

As I was pastoring in the 1990s, the first hate crime laws were enacted in the United States. There was a great deal of controversy at the time about whether assigning motive made a crime any worse. It’s still controversial. I am not a prophet, but I remember predicting in...

Just over a year ago I referenced a sermon in an Afterthoughts article that I would like to revisit again. It is written by Timothy Dwight who, as you may recall, was the grandson of Jonathan Edwards and whose father fought in the Revolutionary War. You can immediately tell Dwight...