“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you.” (1 Corinthians 15:2) One of the things I enjoy most about going to church is seeing someone go to the altar and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. My wife and I were discussing what churches and Christians should do to follow-up with these new converts. Robbie said, “You need to give a little advice for the new Christian in one of your devotions”. She didn’t realize just how […]

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2) Over the last decade, reality television has taken prime time television by storm. Some of shows — “American Idol,” “America’s Got Talent” or “Dancing With The Stars” — require talent and skill. However, others — including “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race” and, sometimes even, “The Biggest Loser” — […]

“And because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.” (Acts 18:3) I celebrated my 57th Birthday last month, which prompted a lot of questions for me about where I am in my Christian walk. The closer I get to 60, the more I realize there are a lot more years behind me than ahead of me. I never thought much about it until I got into my fifties, but the Bible tells us that we should not expect to live too much […]

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8) Billy Graham has said for years that the greatest problem facing America is racism. In fact, Graham’s book, A Prophet with Honor, recalls that in 1953, Graham “dismissed as unbiblical the racist contention that dark skin and the inferior social standing of blacks [were] derived from a curse Noah placed on Canaan, the […]