“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.” (1 Corinthians 4:5) Joel Hemphill, a great southern gospel songwriter, wrote a hit song in the 1970′s entitled “He’s Still Working On Me”. The first verse 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 […]

“I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved.” (John 10:9) When my wife, Robbie, gives her testimony, she recalls having a drug problem as a child. Then she explains, “I was ‘drug’ by my parents to church, camp meetings, revivals, crusades—you name it. If Jesus was there, then my parents were there.” She does enjoy quite a heritage. Her mother is as godly a woman as you can find, and her dad has a true servant’s heart. Both have been faithful to their […]

“But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign.” (Matthew 12:39) Recently, I was watching the Kelsey Grammer interview with Oprah on her new cable network – OWN. Grammer had just married again for the fourth time. His new wife, Kayte, twenty-five years his junior, joined him for part of the interview. They met while he was on flight from Los Angeles to London. She was a flight attendant and he was still married to his third wife, Camille. Grammer recounted […]

“Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child. The rod of correction will drive it far from him.” (Proverbs 22:15) A study commissioned several years ago by the National Association of Manufacturers reported that half of the employees in U.S. manufacturing plants lack the basic reading, writing and math skills. Of the 4500 manufacturers surveyed, 60% said their current workers lack basic math skills, and 55% said their workers have “serious deficiencies” in basic writing and comprehension skills. Earnest W. Davenport, chairman of the manufacturers group […]