“I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.” (Proverbs 4:11-12) My wife and I walk together almost every day at the local high school track down the street from where we live. For the most part, I walk after work, but every now and then, my schedule allows me to get in an early morning walk. There’s something different about the early morning […]

“For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” (Romans 6:14) I sure love living under grace. It doesn’t mean I can sin and move on with life as if nothing happened. It means that God will accept me in spite of sin in my life. Now that’s forgiveness with a capital “F”! We all know that grace is the unmerited favor of God. But John Piper, a Baptist pastor in Minnesota, takes grace one step farther: “Grace is not […]

“And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye?” (Matthew 7:3) Several years ago, I listened to an interview with evangelist Michael Youssef. Youssef recounted a conversation with former Attorney General John Ashcroft when he represented the State of Missouri in the United States Senate. Ashcroft is unashamedly Christian. In fact, he held devotions in his Senate office every morning to a growing number of Christians who have been so encouraged by his testimony that […]

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (Philippians 2:12) Several years ago, my wife had severe abdominal pains. They became so severe I had to take her to the emergency room for treatment. One of the nurses charged with her care, a Christian, had a Chinese tattoo on his arm. “What does that mean,” my wife asked. “He who walks with no fear,” the nurse […]