Author Archives: Don Follis

Charles Moore writes: "As a child, I could never put the holiday and the purpose of giving thanks together. Aunt Dorie would come drunk and weep at the table. No one ever knew why, and no one asked. Grandpa refused to speak to Grandma. My older brother showed his face only at the meal. Otherwise,ContinueContinue reading “Be careful about too many holiday expectations”

Kierkegaard said, "Providence watches over each of us as we journey through life, providing us with two guides: Repentance and remorse.  The one calls us forward. The other calls us back."Think of your own journey through life.  I don’t think I’ve met another human who did not have some bitter regret about some aspect ofContinueContinue reading “Repentance and Remorse both guide us in life”

Don’t you worry about Jesus finding you in the crowd of humanity.  "Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.  A man was there by the name of Zaccheaus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.  He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over theContinueContinue reading “If you want to be found, Jesus will find you!”

Johann Christoph Arnold, a writer in the Bruderhof community writes, "When things look dark and hopeless, that is the time to find out who your friends and neighbors really are. Or do you think you are the only one who is afraid? Look with new eyes at the people you meet daily, and you willContinueContinue reading “Are you afraid?”

I just finished Pamela Paul’s Pornified — How Pornography is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships, and Our Families.  (Henry Holt books, 2005)Paul’s book addresses the incredible demand for pornography.  She interviewed more than a hundred people (approximately 80 percent male) about the role pornography plays in their lives.  Her book is a sobering (to myContinueContinue reading “Stunning in Scope”

You see a sign like this and and you smile.  You thought you were just a plain, old Christian, didn’t you?Read I Corinthians 1:10-17, if you wonder how long this kind of thing has been going on?   Verses 11 and 12 say, "My brothers and sisters, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that thereContinueContinue reading “Are you a general or a regular believer?”

At the Vineyard Midwest pastor’s conference this week, Lance Pittluck from the Anaheim, California, Vineyard said he feels the Lord is calling the Vineyard to prayer.  He gave a strong challenge to the 200 pastors and leaders to spend time really listening to God in the weeks and months ahead.Maybe we all need bigger earsContinueContinue reading “God expects us to listen if we want to really hear!”

So I was talking recently with some friends about how we want to be remembered.  Mostly, we were lamenting the fact of how incredibly busy we feel most of the time.  I said, "I can just imagine the words on my headstone: ‘He was very, very busy doing very important tasks.’"Today I was reading anContinueContinue reading “How to be Remembered”