“The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one.” (Matthew 13:38) There’s a Christian song sweeping the country about the faces we’ll see when we get to Heaven; faces that were touched by the things we did for the Lord Jesus in our service to Him. I couldn’t help but to think of Mr. Harris, my Sunday school teacher when I was a twelve year-old boy. He’ll certainly see a lot of faces […]

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians 6:2) Several years ago, I visited another church in my community. While waiting for the service to begin, I watched the orchestra ready itself for worship. A reader of mine recognized me, came up to me and asked me for my continued prayers for him and his family. I was mildly startled by his plea because when I looked into his eyes, I noticed a deep sense of hopelessness that I had […]

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” (Romans 10:17) Last week, I arrived at my office for another stress-filled day. As the morning wore on, I began to experience shortness of breath and tightness in the chest. I couldn’t believe it. It just couldn’t be a heart attack. I began to think things through and finally concluded that all the signs pointed to trouble. Besides the fact that I was short of breath and had pain in my chest, I had the […]

“Many sorrows shall be to the wicked. But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.” (Psalm 32:10) We’ve all heard it when we have one of those insurmountable needs that life brings our way. Our Christian brothers and sisters will tell us to turn it over to the Lord. “Put it in His hands,” they will often say. That’s great advice and I certainly don’t disagree with it. But the spiritual question is how? Turning a problem over to the Lord is an easy thing […]