The Dingle image I absolutely love

You know me from my books.  I love the Bible. I want to teach. I’m very much self-taught (as opposed to Bible-school taught). But here is something I bet you don’t know about me. It doesn’t show up in any of my books. I love to sail. “Dennis,...

Facing the extinction of our faith

It’s closer than you might think… Unless you take action you could see it come to pass. My wife and I just got back from a nice vacation (holiday for those in Europe) in Ireland.  Nine days of no work, lovely landscapes and super friendly people.  I highly...

I don’t have time to _____

Fill in the blank. What’s the thing you can’t seem to get to? It’s no secret that we live in busy times. It seems like we’re continually on the go.  And our to-do (or “want-to”) list never gets fully checked off. I deal with this...

How I got a spiritual kick in the butt…

It takes the body of Christ to reach a lost world and build disciples in every language Have you ever been asked a question that caught you completely flat-footed?  One that made you rethink how clever and smart you were, and come to realize that you weren’t as...

It’s more important than oxygen

Without it we will die a sad and hopeless death. As we follow the Apostle Paul’s path on his second missionary journey, we come to a very curious place.  Luke gives the oddest description of the religious people that lived there. After being chased out of...