For a short time early in my Christian life I followed Bill Gothard’s teaching that even adult children are to obey the wishes of their parents. As a result, when […]
A good friend of mine—we’ll call him Steve—graduated from seminary 40 years ago. He pastored at a church in Colorado for four years, then left the ministry, never to pastor […]
By Bob Wilkin Over the course of ten years, our annual conference had been growing dramatically. Our first conference had 35 attendees. In 2006, our 11thconference, we had 350, a […]
In February of 1982 I was hired to be the pastor of a very small (25 people) Bible church in the Dallas area. I pastored that church as I finished […]
On January 1, 1985 I was asked by the elders of my church to resign as pastor, effective immediately. I did as they asked and wrote a nice resignation letter. […]
Allen Rea, a pastor in Georgia, suggested that the repetition of “found” is a play on words by John. I love that suggestion. Notice how it brings the verse alive: […]
In June of 1986 I was hired by Multnomah Bible College to teach Greek and Bible. This required a big move from east Texas. We packed all our furniture into […]
The other day I was talking with Mark and Bethany. They’ve worked here for many years. I mentioned that Zane Hodges had never worked for GES and they were surprised. […]
When I was in my late twenties I read articles and books on finances and investing. Most of the authors pointed out that if you could save just $2,000 per […]
The year was 1989. I had just finished presenting a paper on repentance at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in San Diego, CA. I was near the […]
While going through my bookshelves, I ran across a 1999 booklet by Jimmy Swaggart titled “What Must I Do to Be Saved?” I expected to find a...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are talking about genealogies in the Bible. Why does God include them...
My father was a soldier. When I became an adult, I, too, joined the Army. I’ve lived on many Army installations and in various communities. The most impressive house I...
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