Author Archives: Kyle Howell

I grew up on some of the classic 80’s movies. I remember The Great Outdoors with Dan Aykroid and John Candy. One particular scene had Roman (Dan Aykroid) talking to his brother Chet (John Candy). Roman is looking out over the forest. He was a business guy. He said, “I tell you what I seeContinue reading “Forest Of Opportunities”

I remember one particular instance when I was at a Christian bookstore speaking to one of the employees. It was a few years back, when Josh Hamilton was still playing baseball and it was for the Texas Rangers. This must’ve been around 2010 or 2011, because it was when he was at the height ofContinue reading “Was Ravi Saved?”

This is an interesting time to live, to say the least. It’s become “normal” (I think that word even has new meanings now) to hear phrases like, “this is unprecedented” and “I’ve never lived through anything like this before.” Now, my teenage daughter schools me (seems like daily) on words or phrases I don’t know.Continue reading “Wokeness, Cancel Culture, and Christianity Redefined”

If there was ever a time to talk about burnout, stress, and throwing up the white flag, that would be now. What a crazy, unpredictable time we’re living through now. Pastors, if you’re running out of material to use for end times illustrations and sermon topics, you might be in the wrong business! My daughterContinue reading “Less Burnout”

I’ve got an affinity for hearing things wrong. Usually when my family and I go through a drive-thru, I stop them from telling me what they want, lean back, and then tell them to proceed by telling the intercom themselves. It just cuts out the middleman (me). I’ve been known to forget it from theirContinue reading “Right And Almost Right”

Be good for goodness sake. This is a topic I discuss in my book that is coming out soon. If you’re singing a popular Christmas song right now, I apologize, but I am too. If we were to ask most people today what is the general purpose of everything and everyone, regardless of religion orContinue reading “Be Good For Goodness Sake”

1. You might be a false prophet if your end times prediction exposes your bad math. “I’m sorry. Let’s see you take the 70 weeks, minus 3 and a half years, plus 666, and carry the…”  2. You might be a false prophet if all your predictions come from the cheap palm reader down theContinue reading “You Might Be A False Prophet If…”

When my daughter goes off to college (not for a while, so hopefully I have some time to train her), I’m sure I will have a list of things I want her to know. I am already teaching her to know why she believes in Jesus, so that she can be prepared when questions andContinue reading “3 Things People In The Church Need To Know…Now”

I’ve learned in many ways that I will not make a living by being on the sea. Probably the biggest reason is because I get seasick. About a year ago I got an opportunity to go out with my daughter on a deep sea fishing trip. I had never done it, so it seemed likeContinue reading “Disorientation”

I had a friend in college who journeyed down a dark, no-turning-back alley that he later regretted. It started with a mirror, a razor, and…standing in front of that mirror shirtless. He thought, “I could trim a little of my chest hair there.” And so he did. But then he noticed it wasn’t even onContinue reading “Pulling At The Loose Thread”