Ministry demands an enormous reservoir of physical, spiritual, and mental energy. Where does yours comes from? The energy to minister comes from many places. Not all of them are good. We can minister out of ambition, or self inflated estimation of our Continue Reading
March 2, 2013
Walking the Tight Rope Between Reserve Chaplaincy and the Pastorate
I trust the following question and answer about chaplain ministry and the local pastorate will provide some opportunity for prayerful reflection by those considering the call. Dear Dr. Milton: May I ask you a question about the chaplaincy? The biggest Continue Reading
March 1, 2013
The Wordsmith Journal Magazine Interview
The following interview was conducted by veteran journalist Mary Nichelson of TheWordsmithJournalMagazine.com and appears at http://www.thewordsmithjournalmagazine.com/interviews.html. Quoting from the site: "Mary supports publishers by interviewing Continue Reading
February 27, 2013
The Valley Commandos: Will Revival Return to Wales? And if So?
One of the joys of being associated with the Seminary is being associated with her students. The apostle Paul wrote to the Thessalonians and he asked a rhetorical question, "What is our glory or hope or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you…" (1 Continue Reading
January 11, 2013
A New Years Letter to our Ministry Colleagues at RTS
My beloved in Christ, I wanted to write you directly. I wanted to share what it is a central and growing concern and aching plea to God: for revival in our time. I share this video of the first Faith for Living of the new year, recorded just a few weeks Continue Reading
December 13, 2012
Are You a Bill Snyder or a Nick Saban Pastor?
Two coaches. Two great coaches. And they are about as different as night and day. One, Coach Snyder, is the epitome of the "old school" type: cautious, reserved, conserving, and, well, just a fine, gentle man with a hidden but real furnace burning within. Continue Reading
October 18, 2012
Lest We Forget: Rudyard Kipling’s Recessional as Prophetic Poetry for our Own Day
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) really knew how to spoil a party. One would have thought the cryptic faith of Kipling was a devout Calvinism when he wrote the remarkable poem, Recessional, for the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.# For some, the Continue Reading
September 3, 2012
A Prayer for the Unity of the Tribes of the Church
they said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?" (Judges 21:3 ESV) Oh Father, as the tribe of Benjamin in Judges 20 and 21, turned against Thee and Thy People and the blood Continue Reading
