“Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.” (Revelation 8:8) All that red oil we see floating in the Gulf of Mexico is ironically named Louisiana Light Sweet Crude. There is nothing sweet about it at this point but it is red – so much so that one of my Sunday School class members compared what is going on in the Gulf to the red sea in the verse […]

“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (Job 5:9) There are a lot of believers who don’t believe in miracles. “He doesn’t part seas anymore,” or “The age of miracles is over,” they will often say. I don’t believe it! In fact, I know it’s not true because I’ve seen God at work supernaturally in my own life. The truth is I’ve experience several miracles in my life. The most important one, of course, is salvation. I guess that’s why I don’t understand […]

“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’.” (John 14:6) If you’re middle-aged, you remember the 1960’s television classic, Dragnet. Sgt. Joe Friday came into our homes every week investigating crimes for the Los Angeles Police Department. On occasion, when he interviewed a citizen who just ran on, he would say, “Just the facts, please”. Just the facts. I once became so angered by a newspaper article in another community where I lived that I […]

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2) When I was first saved, a friend of mine referred to me as a “Baby Christian”. I didn’t like that characterization and have become very careful about how I use labels, especially when I use one to describe a new Christian. Labels can be judgmental and damaging. Neither of these is consistent […]