“There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans 3:22-24) What makes Christianity different from all other religions in the world? C.S. Lewis, a longtime defender of the gospel once said, “Oh, that’s easy. It’s grace.” Grace is difficult for the unbeliever to understand primarily because of the demonstrative change it can make in the life of a believer. And there isn’t a better example […]

“…It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High.” (Psalms 92:1) My wife and I share a common love for Southern Gospel music. In fact, we love it so much that we work with our church to bring Southern Gospel artists to Griffin. We agree with William Congreve, the English dramatist, who once said, “Music has charms to soothe a savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak”. Indeed, we have seen God move at our concerts and have […]

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (1 Timothy 3:16-17) The News & Observer in Raleigh, NC recently reported that religious scholars attending a conference at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill think that most of the major beliefs to which Christians hold are nothing more than myths. They called their meeting a Jesus Seminar and claim that only 18 percent of the verses […]

“People who want to live a full life and enjoy good days must keep their tongues from saying evil things, and the lips from speaking deceitful things.” (1 Peter 3:10) When I was a child, my dad hired a housekeeper who would pay me to cuss her out. Can you believe it? It just tickled her to death to hear a child “cuss like a sailor”. Well, I continued to “cuss like a sailor”, all the way to adulthood. Why it became such a natural part of my […]