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Category Archives: Criticism
A Different Way of Responding to False Accusations
How do you respond when someone accuses you falsely? I must confess that my first reaction is to rise to my defense, jump right back at the person, and go for the jugular with my comeback. For me, responding in … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Character, Complaining, Criticism, Discipleship, Humility, Justice, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal Holiness, Revenge, Reward, The Tongue, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged 1 Peter 2:23, A.B. Simpson, David and Shimei, Shimei cursing David, Streams In the Desert October 7 devotion
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Two Different Bible School Meetings
After a relatively successful V.B.S. at one of my former churches, I called for a meeting of the teachers and workers who had been involved with the effort. My purpose for the meeting was to assess what had gone well … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Backsliding, Brokenness, Christian Unity, Church, Church Attendance, Confession, Criticism, Extending Forgiveness, Forgiveness, God's Work, Humility, Ministry, Pastors, Personal, Pride, Problems, Reconciliation, Restoration, Worship
Tagged Church, follow-up V.B.S. meetings, handling conflict in churches, ministry, problems with Vacation Bible School, V.B.S., Vacation Bible School
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Respecting God’s Man
Then he (Elisha) went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up the road, some youths came from the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” So he … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Criticism, God's Work, Ministry, Preaching, Spiritual Gifts
Tagged a chariot of fire, disrespecting the man of God, Elijah taken up to heaven, Elisha's ministry, horses of fire, jokes about preachers, preachers in movies, preachers in t.v. shows, respect for preachers, two bears maul 42 youths
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Job’s Wife & Her Tongue of Fire
The book of Job consists of 1,070 verses and 42 chapters. First, chapters 1 and 2 feature conversations between God and Satan. Second, chapters 3 through 31 feature conversations between Job and Eliphaz, Job and Bildad, and Job and Zophar. … Continue reading
Always Victorious?
By this I know that You are well pleased with me, because my enemy does not triumph over me. (Psalm 41:11, N.K.J.V.) David wrote Psalm 41, and it’s simply impossible to understand our text verse correctly unless we view it … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Commitment, Criticism, Disappointment, Eternity, Faithfulness, God's Work, Human Life, Persecution, Perseverance, Prayer Requests, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Trials
Tagged are Christians always victorious?, dispensationalism, do Christians always win?, Does God change?, does God promise victory to the Christian?, Psalm 41:11, the Christian as an overcomer
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Ducking Those Spears & Arrows
In The Making of a Man of God: Studies in the Life of David, Alan Redpath gives us a wonderful quote concerning the man of God in relation to the people of the world. He writes: It is impossible for … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Comfort, Commitment, Courage, Criticism, Disappointment, Doing Good, Encouragement, Faithfulness, God's Love, God's Provision, God's Work, Ministry, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Alan Redpath, Joseph and Potiphar, Joseph and Potiphar's wife, Joseph and the chief butler, Joseph sold into slavery, Psalm 23:5, Saul throwing a spear at David, The archers have bitterly grieved him, Thou preparest a table before me
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Responding to Criticism
Dr. Charles Lowery is a motivational speaker. For years, though, he was a pastor, and some of his observations on the ministry were absolutely hilarious. Consider this one on criticism: I always try to be positive with my critics. One … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Character, Criticism, Humor, Pastors, Personal
Tagged criticism, Dr. Charles Lowery, handling criticism, responding to criticism
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Old Bearskin
Notre Dame football has had a long and successful history, but it stood the tallest when Knute Rockne was the head coach. From 1918 to 1930, the team’s winning percentage was .881. They lost only twelve games during those thirteen … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Balance, Character, Criticism, God's Love, Humility, Pride, Problems, Prosperity, Sports, Trials
Tagged Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football, Old Bearskin column, pride goes before a fall, Proverbs 16:18
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The Disciple's Road 