Author Archives: Kyle Howell

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”

Ravi Zacharias died today. Cancer depleted his body. His last breath was breathed. No doubt tears will be shed. But that is not the end of his story! If you are a believer, then you believe the words of Jesus and what the Bible says, that the dead will “wake up and shout for joy”Continue reading “As The Cloud Of Witnesses Grows, So Should Our Boldness”

As I read historical accounts from my grandparents and great grandparents generation, I am struck by the rapidity of how many of them had to grow up. With world wars and great depressions, there was little to no choice in the matter. They had to grow up fast. They were forced to take on responsibilitiesContinue reading “Revival: All The Ingredients Are There”

Alright I know, that title was probably not very professional. But like many of you out there, I have had the “pleasure” of reading and seeing many things on social media and TV that equally dumbfound and irritate me. I’m reminded of the moderator’s response to Billy Madison when Billy had just finished giving hisContinue reading “Kenneth Copeland, Tiger King, and Stoners: What Is People Who Should Not Be Given A Platform”

As the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been recognized in my city, many are becoming restless and anxious. There’s an ominous feeling floating around. What’s going to happen? How far will this spread? How many already have it? Will I get it? My social media sites are inundated with everything virus related. Not toContinue reading “For Such A Time As This”

As a teen growing up, I did an unhealthy and incalculable amount of stupid things. I used to have my friends shoot me with my bb gun. “I can take it!” I would jump from my roof onto the trampoline and then over the fence into the front yard. Why not? Then other days IContinue reading “Faith or Recklessness– Should We Meet As A Church?”

A quote that is most commonly attributed to Martin Luther (although highly debated) says, “If I profess, with the loudest voice and the clearest exposition, every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at that moment attacking, I am not confessing Christ, however boldlyContinue reading “Where The Battle Rages”

When I was seventeen, I remember standing before my pastor telling him that I felt better. I had just repeated a prayer about salvation. I remember the feeling right after praying that. I felt like I was going to hell. I still remember today many years later. It was the most terrible feeling I hadContinue reading “Responding To Someone Who Feels Doomed To Hell?”