“For the thing I greatly feared has come upon me, and what I dreaded has happened to me.” (Job 3:25) Did you know that there is now agreement among scientists that the very fear of a certain disease, such as cancer, my have a lot more to do with why we get it than we ever suspected? God has known that since he breathed life into us and tried to teach us that very lesson through the life of Job. Isn’t it strange that while science and religion […]

“And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” (Matthew 12:31) I don’t know about you, but I’ve been taught all of my life that the only unforgivable sin a Christian could commit was to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. But you know what? I now believe that verse was spoken to the unbeliever. If I’m right, then there is no unforgivable sin for the Christian. The only source by which my statement can be […]

“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) Most of my North Carolina readers already know that I was fired from my position as county manager where I live. The 3 to 2 vote that resulted in my dismissal came as quite a surprise. I had committed no offense. In fact, the local county commission chairman characterized it as a “hatchet job.” In the days that followed, I was hounded […]

“When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified, and exclaimed, ‘Surely he was the Son of God!’ ” (Matthew 27:54) When you stop and think about it, there is a wonderful salvation story in the above verse because that Roman Centurion was the first man to publicly confess that Jesus died on the Cross to save him. I am sure he felt the shame that many of us felt when our eyes were first […]