Weekly Devotionals and Blogs
Weekly Blog—from an 84 Year Old Novice
I have been sitting here for some time, writing my heart out to you on our new software program. I was telling you about our family’s solution to not having quality time together with our kids, grandkids and great grandkids. After pouring my heart out for three...
Facing One’s Own Death
Keith, What have you learned as a Christian about death and dying? As an 84-year-old, how are you handling the fact that statistically your own death is not far off for you? In the first place, death is real for everyone—Christians and all others. But death is...
Finding the Courage to Begin: Monkey See, Monkey Do
Dear Keith, Where and how did you learn to be open about personal problems all Christians face? A “C-minus!” I couldn’t believe it! I’d been a good student all my life and had spent hours developing, writing, and editing this, my first sermon for a homiletics...
Okay, I Surrendered—But Nothing Happened
Keith, what if we have let God in our lives and into the driver’s seat and nothing happened? I still have the same struggles that I have always had. Is there ever a way out? I am really wondering and feel as though I am constantly in a spiritual battle between God...
Shame and Guilt
Keith, Are there specific ways of dealing with the awful feelings of guilt and shame that come over people sometimes in the middle of the night and prevent sleep, etc. Also, if one has these feelings, does it mean that he or she really isn’t committed to God? That...
Over-commitment
My question is about “compulsive busyness.” I wake up with eyes wide open and a tight chest as all the things I have to do during this day or this week start jumping out onto the stage of my attention and waving at me, chanting “Look at me! You promised to write a...
From “Praying Prayers” to Communicating Intimately with God and People
Keith, you talk a lot about prayer being an important part of your life over the past forty-five years, particularly since you made a decision to try to surrender your whole life to the God Jesus called Father. I have two questions. First, how and when did you get...
Which Way is THE Way?
Dear Keith, How come some people like you keep going into your inner life and wrestling with deep problems all the time and yet claim to have the Holy Spirit? I don’t do this, and I’m a happy committed Christian. My wife is like you and says I’m just not sensitive...
Confessions of a False Prophet
Keith, some people at my church asked me to lead a Sunday School class, and I agreed. One Sunday recently the subject of living by faith came up. After I talked about a couple of my own experiences of faith, I was surprised by the reaction of some of the people in...
