“Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15) I receive a lot of comments about my column and am grateful to the Lord that it ministers as much as it does. It goes to show you that God can do great things through us if we’ll just move over and let him take control. The vast majority of the feedback I receive is favorable. For example, the column that I wrote about my wife last week drew more comments than any […]

“We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds.” (Psalms 75:1) I remember when Thanksgiving was a big deal. Today you hardly have time to celebrate it before you have to get out of the way for the Christmas rush. It’s a crying shame, but we’ve allowed Thanksgiving to be swallowed up by the commercialization of Christmas. Well I’ve decided that I’m going to marshal a little assault on a much too early Christmas season and […]

“We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13) Have you ever heard of “soul sleep”? There are more than a few Christians who believe that when a person dies, his or her soul doesn’t immediately go to heaven or hell. They believe that the soul “sleeps” in the grave awaiting the resurrection and frequently point to the above verse to prove their point. “If it isn’t true,” they […]

“But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:3) The Bible teaches that Satan is the “prince of the power of the air”. (Ephesians 2:2) But the problem with Satan is we don’t recognize him when we see him. The truth is Satan will go to any extreme to make sure Christians don’t recognize him or his works for what they really are. That’s why […]