“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.” (2 Timothy 3: 1) Whenever there is a national tragedy, we always remember where we were when we first learned of it. I remember where I was when President Kennedy was assassinated, when the Challenger exploded, and when the Edward P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed. Yet, for most of us, we have unusually poor recall when we try to remember times of national joy. It is a sad commentary about the times […]

“No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure It.” (I Corinthians 10:13) I saw a friend this week who was greatly troubled. He didn’t have to say a word. I watched him from my perch from the mezzanine on the second floor of the building in which I attend Sunday School. There […]

“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” (Job 3:25) Did you know that there is now agreement among scientists that the very fear of a certain disease, such as cancer, my have a lot more to do with why we get it than we ever suspected? God has known that since he breathed life into us and tried to teach us that very lesson through the life of Job. Isn’t it strange that […]

“Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait til the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts.” (I Corinthians 4:5) Joel Hemphill, a great southern gospel songwriter, wrote a hit song in the 1970’s named “He’s Still Working On Me”. The first verse of which goes like this: “There really ought to be a sign upon my heart, ‘Don’t Judge Me Yet There’s An Unfinished Part’. But I’ll be perfect just according to his plan, […]