by Doug Van Meter | 14 Mar 2017 | Articles
I have at times been chided for being tight-lipped about my family. That is, since I am careful to prudently guard my family’s privacy, I have historically been cautious about what I share with others concerning family matters. Of course, when I have sensed that we...
by Doug Van Meter | 20 Feb 2017 | Articles
There is perhaps a fine line between pastoring and pestering. If so, I want to work hard on staying on the correct side of that line. But it is not always easy. One man’s concern is another man’s violation of their conscience. How does a pastor avoid being a bother,...
by Doug Van Meter | 24 Jan 2017 | Articles
Australian theologian Peter Tong is concerned about bad theology being perpetuated via the Internet. He, along with many pastors—including this one—is concerned that an overreliance, and an overexposure to the internet, can be unhealthy. In the book Women, Sermons and...
by Doug Van Meter | 12 Jan 2017 | Articles
Genesis 18:14 records a rhetorical question, one that should reverberate in our hearts as we “fight the good fight of faith” (1 Timothy 6:12). In this verse, the Lord responds to Sarah’s unbelief with, “Is anything too hard for the LORD?” This question, like all...
by Doug Van Meter | 20 Dec 2016 | Articles
For many centuries, the church in Africa has suffered a spiritual identity and inferiority crisis. The assumption has been that the church in Africa is dependent upon the church in the West for its evangelism, its spiritual edification, its intellectual/academic...
by Doug Van Meter | 29 Nov 2016 | Articles
More frequently than I care to admit, I find it hard in the morning to bend my knees. In fact, I often find it difficult no matter what time of day it is. And I am not referencing an increasing awareness of arthritis. I am speaking about something far more...
