“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.” (2 Timothy 3:16) When I was saved in 1991, one of the first outward and visible signs of my salvation was found in the Bible. You see, shortly after my salvation experience, my pastor encouraged me to read my Bible and suggested that I begin with the Book of John. I was stunned when I opened the Scriptures. The […]

“So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.” (1 Samuel 17:50) One of the most influential Christians in my life is an attorney with whom I once worked in North Carolina. When we were in Atlanta on a business trip in the late 1980’s, I took him to a favorite restaurant of mine. I was not saved at the time. In fact, salvation would not come my way for another […]

“For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” (James 1:20) The Bible teaches us that sin separates us from God. But you know what? It wasn’t until recently that I realized that sin as far back as my own childhood is robbing me of the opportunity to know the fullness of God. When I was seven, I broke a vase on the hearth of our fireplace. I knew that my mother was going to wear me out when she found out about it. […]

“He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it’.” (Mark 8:12) When I was in graduate school, I took a course in organization theory. In the early weeks of the semester, I realized that I did not have so much as a clue as to what that course was about. I didn’t understand the readings and found the lectures to be even more confusing. I finally worked up the courage to […]