From Steve’s Library 7/26/2006 The story is told of the old Persian ruler who wanted to impress a visiting dignitary. He showed his guest a glass cage in which a lion was resting comfortably, next to a little lamb. The visitor couldn’t believe his eyes. “How can...
From Steve’s Library 7/17/2006 Several years ago, numerous sheep ranchers in a section of Montana were losing sheep at an incredible rate to marauding coyotes. One woman lost 50 lambs, nearly one per week, to the relentless predators. Nothing worked, until she got a...
From Steve’s Library 6/08/2006 Guys, let me put my cards on the table. Fathers who are overly strict are lousy fathers. Men who are rigid, authoritarian, suppressive, tyrannical, domineering, and legalistic are usually men who turn their own kids away from Jesus...
From Steve’s Library 6/01/2006 One definition of strict is “extremely severe or stern.” As my kids like to say, “Not!” Let’s get one thing clear, extremely severe is not what makes for a good family. Extremely severe fathers ruin their children’s lives....
From Steve’s Library 04/25/2006 Men who stay the course, to quote the old hymn, “stayed upon Jehovah.” And guys who are stayed upon Jehovah consistently do four things. They stay in, they stay close, they stay away, and they stay alert. They stay in what? Well, they...