“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” (Galatians 6:7) Most Christians understand the old law of sowing and reaping all too well. My son, however, came to understand it in a real and personal way nine years ago. It gave me an excellent opportunity to remind him just how much biblical principles continue to have application and meaning in our lives, not to mention a parable in which to share an important spiritual truth with you about God’s love for us. […]

“Many sorrows shall be to the wicked. But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.” (Psalm 32:10) We’ve all heard it when we have one of those insurmountable needs that life brings our way. Our Christian brothers and sisters will tell us to turn it over to the Lord. “Put it in his hands,” they will often say. That’s great advice and I certainly don’t disagree with it. But the spiritual question is “How”? Turning a problem over to the Lord is an easy thing […]

“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, may 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 […]

“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” (2 Timothy 3:12) I think my newspaper column is coming to an end in one of my newspapers. It has appeared in that newspaper for almost fifteen years. Many of my readers there have told me how much they looked forward to it. If this is true, then why? The newspaper industry has changed so much over the last decade. As a print medium, it is struggling to maintain readership due to the Internet. […]