“But you, O Sovereign Lord, deal well with me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.” (Psalms 109:21) I have a friend who had a close call with death this past weekend. She was returning home from a church outing in moderate rain when her mini-van began to hydroplane. The vehicle plummeted down a steep embankment, turning over several times. She and the teenagers who were with her escaped serious injury in spite of the circumstances. As we talked about the accident […]

“Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.” (Psalms 54:2) I had to fly to New York recently for a business meeting. I don’t know about you but I have always found the aisle seats to be the most comfortable seats on an airline. And since I had a two-hour flight, I asked the travel agent to reserve an aisle seat for me. I boarded the plane and quickly found my seat, only to give it up when a young man in crutches appeared […]

“And many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.” (Matthew 24:11) I watched 60 Minutes last Sunday night in utter amazement. How could anyone believe that eternal life would first come on an alien spacecraft shadowing the tail of a comet? Well, 39 intelligent men and women gave their lives for such a belief and here sat another believer from their camp telling 60 Minutes reporter Leslie Stahl how much he regretted that he had not joined them. What transpired last week in San Diego County, California […]

“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, ‘It is finished’. With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30) Yesterday was Good Friday. Have you ever thought about the irony of that name? We call it, “Good” Friday, even though it commemorates the darkest day in history. In fact, the Bible records that when Jesus died, “…darkness came over the whole land…”. (Luke 23:44) I guess that God’s reminder to us all about what sin does in our world. It separates us from […]