What’s a Christian to do? How do we respond to the firestorm that now assaults Biblical morality, values, and even the true gospel? Because respond we must! I believe some simple words will help. May I share them with you? If you were in our Sunday evening service about a month ago, this will be…
Good morning! Some may respond, “What’s so good about it?” Personally, I love the early morning. It brings the expectation of a fresh day. A fresh chance to pick up and complete what had to be left undone yesterday. Fresh opportunities and challenges. Another day to do something for God. When you think “freshness,” what…
This pastor’s heart today? Simply this: I am a blessed man. This weekend is clear evidence of that. Today I have a daughter, my oldest, celebrating a birthday. Tomorrow I have another daughter graduating from college. I’m so proud of both of them. And Sunday is Mother’s Day. I’ll be able to wish my dear…
It’s an interesting verse tucked away towards the end of a book tucked away towards the end of the Old Testament. Zephaniah was closing his prophecy in chapter 3, writing about the blessings the people of God, the Jews, will experience in the millennial kingdom of Christ. Someone shared verse 17 with me yesterday, and…
Conspicuous: very easy to see or notice; attracting attention by being great or impressive. That’s a word that hit me between the spiritual eyes this week. I was reading the current chapter in the book we’re going through for our weekly Men of the Word Bible study. It spoke of the showdown between Elijah and…
“Lord, I will follow Thee; but….” That’s what someone said to Christ in Luke 9:61. This well-intentioned man seemed to have the desire to live a life committed to the path of service; that is, until he interjected that little word, “but.” The Lord’s response to his statement of “commitment” was, “No man, having put…
It sounds like an April Fool’s Day joke, but it’s not. I sure wish it was. The state legislature of North Carolina just passed (and rightly so) a bill to counter a shocking decision made by the city of Charlotte. I’m sure you’ve read about that so-called “Bathroom Bill.” In answer to Charlotte’s transgender-backed ordinance,…
Years ago, my dad had a saying that went like this: “You look like you just lost your last friend.” Now, I never actually lost my last friend, but I’m sure I looked that way sometimes while growing up, especially during the teen years! In Luke 24, the two travelers that walked along the Emmaus…
Following the crowd can be a dangerous thing. A couple of millennia ago, on what we now call a Sunday , the crowd sang, praised, and exalted the One who they said had come “in the name of the Lord.” They lined the streets, strewed palm branches, and spread their robes to honor the One…
It was almost more than this pastor’s heart could stand. It was a day of precious memories, testimonies, tears of joy and gratitude, and fellowship. With some delicious tacos thrown in. I got back this week from spending several days in Mexico visiting a couple of ministries that we were involved in during our time…