Christian Walk | Paul Chappell

The Gifts You Don’t Know You Want

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 20, 2011 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership

God’s greatest gifts are sometimes wrapped in dark packages. We take one look at the package and decide we don’t want the gift. But, in reality, under the dark paper are the gifts we desperately need. Paul received one of these gifts. He called it “a thorn in the...

More than My Two Front Teeth

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 14, 2011 | Christian Life

How would you finish this sentence: “All I want for Christmas is ________.” I already have my two front teeth (got them when I was about six), so I’m asking God for something much, much bigger this year. To know Him. It’s too easy for Christmas to simply be about...

Soulwinning Knows No Seasons

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 7, 2011 | Christian Life

When I look at my December calendar, I just about break into a cold sweat. You probably feel the same way. It seems there is no end to how many wonderful activities can be packed into this special time of year! And yet, one of the decisions that I make early every...

Before You Click “Send”

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Dec 2, 2011 | Christian Life

Or publish… Or tweet… Or share… THINK! Remember when your mother taught you to “think before you speak”? It’s good advice for when you speak electronically, too. God commands us, “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is...

One Turkey Thank-You

by Dr. Paul Chappell | Nov 26, 2011 | Christian Life

Terrie’s and my first Thanksgiving together was sure to be slim. I was a nineteen-year-old Bible college student, and I wasn’t exactly what you would call wealthy! At the time, I worked for Caterpillar Inc. in City of Industry, California. I was thankful for my job...