“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…” (Romans 1:16) One or two designated Sundays during the year, churches often ask you to invite someone who is unchurched. Some call it “Friend Day” or “High Attendance Sunday”. The names may vary, but you get the point. “Make a difference,” they will tell you. “Be a real friend and help Jesus change a life.” Sadly, many of us let that challenge go through one ear and […]

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” (Psalms 37:74) This week is Hurricane Awareness Week in my home state of North Carolina. Its purpose is to remind us to prepare for the hurricane season, which begins on June 1. It reminded me of a devotion I wrote 10 years ago after Hurricane Floyd ravaged my hometown. It’s a very special devotion to me. You’ll soon realize why. The Bible is full of stories about men and women who thought they had all the answers, only […]

“Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18-20) Do you remember what Jimmy Carter once said about the sin of lust? Then President Carter shocked the nation in […]

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” (Matthew 6:34) When you look worry up in the dictionary, my picture should be next to it. I even worry about the fact that I worry. Worry is not a Christian quality. It is sin and represents nothing more than an innate fear of the unknown. It’s exactly what our Christian faith should remedy. So just what does the Bible have to say to those of us who […]