November 25, 2010

My Friend, My Hero, Who Walked Through the Valley of Death: A Thanksgiving Day Story

Brian Kelso is my friend. He is now my hero. Brian is senior minister of Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church in the western part of Broward County, Florida. Brian planted the church while the two of us were seminary students in South Florida back when Continue Reading

March 31, 2008

The Festivity of the Poor: Dickens, Hand-me-downs, and Mercy Ministry

This entry also appears on The Call With Mike Milton website. I grew up poor. And when I say that I mean that I not only lived below the poverty level, but I mean to say that we were poor in spirit. That is, we knew that our condition was one that was Continue Reading

July 25, 2007 Leave a Comment

Out of Our Minds

When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. Luke 8.35 NIV The story of the man of the tombs, the insane savage who existed in the graves of Continue Reading

June 10, 2007 Leave a Comment

God Knows Your Name

The following was delivered, in Albanian, to the adolescent orphans at the Hope for the World orphanage in Tirana, Albania. I have previously posted the Albanian version, and I now offer it in English. It is my great honor to be with you this evening. My Continue Reading