“But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.” (2 Thessalonians 3:3) The Bible promises that times will get worse, all the way up to the end. It’s a crying shame, but you don’t have to look very far to prove that point. The tragic shootings in Tulsa, Oklahoma are life-and-death examples that the work of Satan cannot always be understood. The world struggles to find a solution, but the Bible says that lawlessness is a mystery and will only be […]

“Then Jesus told them, ‘This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered’.” (Matthew 26:31) The Easter Story, in and of itself, is a story of hope. In spite of the trials that Christians face, we always have hope because of what happened at Easter. No one understood the hope that the Cross offers more than the Apostle Peter. He was one of Christ’s most trusted disciples […]

“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” (Acts 3:19) We have all been taught that any sin is a deadly sin, and but for repentance, it will send you to hell. The above verse certainly supports this spiritual truth. However, many of us have also been taught, wrongly I might add, that there are no degrees of sin. There certainly are degrees of sin and there are a number of […]

“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 3:2, 4:17) Scripture records two people who uttered those words: John the Baptist in Matthew 3 and Jesus in Matthew 4. But I heard someone else say it 21 years ago, and it changed my life forever. I was deep in despair. The consequences of some very bad choices had brought me to a new low in my life. Suicide seemed like the only way out for me. So, there I leaned against the rail on a wooden […]