By BENEDICT CAREY Published: November 7, 2006 The Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow During Glossolalia: A Preliminary SPECT Study (Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging)The passionate, sometimes rhythmic, language-like patter that pours forth from religious people who “speak in tongues” reflects a state of mental possession, many of them say. Now they have some neuroscience to back them […]
Some team leaders are dictatorial and insecure. One of my pet peeves… 1. Decide if you want to stay on that team. Every team has its own color—its own mascot—it own flavor. 2. Demotion or promotion is in the power of your hands. How you handle the pressure determines if you play or not. Illus: […]
It amazes me worldwide how people struggle with a poor self-esteem. I have been in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo doing ministry and it is here. Certainly a result of Adam’s fall in the Garden of Eden! We have all at times and sometimes still do struggle with this, but unless there is health in […]
Jesus is our prime example of cultural adaptability in his dealings with the woman at the well in John 4. With the globalization of the world none of us can afford to get lost in the selfishness of personal preference culture. Unless of course we want to be ineffective in reaching people for Jesus. Recently […]
I went on a field trip to a farm with my granddaughter Reghan and her Kindergarten class recently and it reminded me how important it is for us to pray for our children. I preached about this a year ago and posted it on my May 23, 2009 blog entitled “Prayer for My Kids.” […]
*Talk to them personally and drop hints about their performance. They could do better What you are not happy with. All ways use the float and sting method. Give them lots of compliments and then cut their legs off! *Pray your head off and pray them out. I have done this a lot! *Realize that […]
They say wine and cheese gets better with age. Here ‘s a great verse to help those of us who are maturing! “But the godly will flourish like palm trees and grow strong like the cedars of Lebanon. For they are transplanted to the Lord’s own house. They flourish in the courts of our God. […]
I am on a road trip to Detroit Michigan with two of our interns this summer Matt Boyle and Jon Sherman. My devotional this morning from the message paraphrase was John 1:14, “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.” How cool is that? Jesus moved into our neighborhood! For you urban […]
by Rick Warren, edited by Papa G. I love Rick Warren and his ministry. I pray for him. His life has blessed mine in so many ways. It puzzles me how quick some ministers are to judge him. That’s another blog. He says there are at least seven reasons identified in Scripture why people […]
This year in June I was privileged to lecture at Mattersey Hall College in northern England. It was a thrill to be able to take our Student Ministries Pastor, Ricky Spindler who is like a son to me, and share in the ministry and fun! Paul and Carol Alexander along with Glenn Belfour and all the team […]