“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.’ (Hebrews 12:1) There are times in my Christian walk when I wonder why I ever became a Christian. Salvation may have been free, but living the Christian life has cost me dearly. I’ve lost good friends, dropped some old habits, and stood up to speak against lifestyles to which I was […]

“On the testimony of two or three witnesses a man shall be put to death, but no one shall be put to death on the testimony of one witness.” (Deuteronomy 17:6) I was talking with some friends recently about a heinous crime that had been committed. The gory details saturated the newspaper and we were all shocked and saddened that such a thing could happen right here in our own community. One of my friends commented, “I hope they fry them when they catch them.” I wondered, What […]

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you-, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8) Billy Graham has said for years that the greatest problem facing America is racism. In fact, Graham’s book, A Prophet with Honor, recalls that in 1953 Graham “dismissed as unbiblical the racist contention that dark skin and the inferior social standing of blacks [were] derived from a curse Noah placed on Canaan, the […]

“It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.” (Deuteronomy 13:4) In May of 1991, I asked Jesus to come into my heart. I’ll never forget the sense of joy and peace that came with that decision. I now some sense of hope. Finally, I was beginning to believe that everything was going to turn out okay. Six weeks later I lost my job. I was one of the last […]