“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” (1 John 4:12) I have a story that I have wanted to tell for years. My dad was not known as an outwardly affectionate man. Yet, I remember one night when he showed me a measure of love that all fathers should allow their sons to see. When I was 12 years old, I had been nominated for the most coveted Little League Baseball […]

“For the Lamb…will lead them to living fountains of waters.” (Revelation 7:17) Fanny Crosby wrote over 8,000 hymns during her lifetime, many of which still appear in today’s hymnals. Hymns like Blessed Assurance, All the Way My Savior Leads Me, To God Be the Glory, Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior, Safe in the Arms of Jesus, He Hideth My Soul, and Praise Him continue to draw souls to God for both salvation and comfort. No hymn writer has ever had a clearer vision of Jesus than Fanny […]

“If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) What I like most about the Gospel is its simplicity. It’s not hard to understand, although for some, it is hard to believe. For example, there are two prerequisites for salvation: You must “confess the Lord Jesus with your mouth and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead”. If you believe both of these as fact, […]

“But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.” (Romans 7:23) Do you ever have those times when you can’t believe what you just said, or worse yet, what you just did? Sure you have. We all know there’s no such thing as a perfect Christian, but I hate those looks I get from other believers when they realize I’m not as perfect as they are. I […]