“Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.” (Isaiah 40:26) The loss of seven astronauts on the Columbia last Saturday will not soon be forgotten. In fact, it’s one of a string of national tragedies that we not only remember, we even remember where we were when we first heard the news. I remember […]

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (Philippians 2:12) My wife had severe abdominal pains recently, so much so that I had to take her to the emergency room for treatment. One of the nurses charged with her care, a Christian, had a Chinese tattoo on his arm. “What does that mean,” my wife asked. “He who walks with no fear,” the nurse replied. I […]

“Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) We need to remember that we live in a post-Christian era, which means many of our neighbors have never heard the above verse. The truth is a lot of the people we see every day think that if you live a good life, you’ll go to heaven when you die. I ran across a website the other day that proves my point. […]

“‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this’, says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it’.” (Malachi 3:10) Before I share an experience with you, let me first say that I don’t expect anything else from God in return for what I do for Him. I’m just grateful for salvation and the opportunities He […]