As I look at many believers’ lives today, and not just their words, I find a large difference between what many say they believe and what their lives show they believe. When I look at the New Testament, however, I find that there is a strong similarity between the two, although there certainly also was… Read More »
It isn’t limited to the Christian world. There are many who believe various things about how we were created or came to be. And there are those, including myself who believe completely in the biblical account of creation. Then there are some who believe that Darwinism (which I believe is a religion in it’s self)… Read More »
Some time back I had a person email into my online ministry with a question about women’s makeup. She more specifically was asking about the great amounts of makeup used by some Christian women on television. After a bunch of prayer, here is how I answered her: Great amounts of makeup on a ladies face… Read More »
I’ve heard that question being ask over and over when some type of disaster takes place in someone’s life. I’m sure you’ve probably heard it too. Maybe the very first thing you might need to realize is that if God’s punishing you, there shouldn’t be any doubt in your mind whatsoever that it’s God doing… Read More »
I have been asked many times by new Christian converts why, even though they are saved, do they still have the ability or rather the desire to sin. The answer has always been an easy one to answer but a hard one for the natural man to accept. Why? Well in all actuality, it is… Read More »
The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of West Virginia with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any… Read More »
It was hard to watch her fail. Physically she was growing thinner and more stooped. Mentally she was losing her ability to sort out reality. Initially, my grandmother had railed angrily against the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease that were eroding who she had always been. Eventually, the anger gave way to frustration, and then resignation.… Read More »
God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, but He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. God won’t ask the square footage of your house, but He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into your home. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet, but He’ll ask… Read More »
The story may or may not be true. The lesson of the story is true, however. I chose #2, now you choose too. This is a true story of something that happened just a few years ago at USC. There was a professor of philosophy there who was a deeply committed atheist. His primary goal… Read More »
I spent part of my morning reading various Christian message boards and when I came across a certain thread, my heart sank. The threads subject was: “None of us is totally SAVED yet” Ouch… Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord are without a shadow of doubt saved. There’s no doubt that it’s… Read More »