“‘Good teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ ‘Why do you call Me good?’ Jesus answered.” (Mark 10:17-18) I stumbled across a great book when I was surfing the Internet the other day by the title “Questioning Evangelism.” I haven’t received my copy yet, but I’ve already read enough on the Internet about it to highly recommend it. It provides a practical framework for winning souls to Christ. People seem to forget the Great Commission, but that’s our challenge from the Lord. Why? So […]

“But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” (Psalm 22:3) You’ve heard your music minister say it time and time again. “God inhabits the praises of his people,” my music minister often tells us at my church. I always thought that it was nothing more than a way to get me to sing the praise choruses that so many of our churches use now. The truth is we should heed that advice. It’s not just that it’s scriptural. It’s one of God’s principles that […]

“If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” (John 8:7) Glorification of adultery seems to have become fashionable in our society. Pick up any newspaper, especially one with an entertainment section, and you’ll see what I mean. Adultery may be bad for soul, but it’s great for circulation. We shouldn’t be surprised at what we are seeing. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported that while public opinion polls consistently show that Americans disapprove of adultery, newspapers and television […]

“Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” (Romans 8:17) My daughter’s automobile accident brought many scars—physical, mental and spiritual—and a lot of questions. During a recent visit, she looked me straight in the eye and asked, “Dad, why did God allow me to hurt like I did?” Of all the questions she asked, that had to be the toughest one to answer. Clearly, […]