“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25) When I was in my early twenties, my then wife and I routinely traveled to Charlotte to spend the weekend with her sister. She was married to a doctor who saw no earthly reason why he should go to church on Sunday morning. He could get all the church he needed from his living room couch, […]

“He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with justice.” (Psalms 9:8) I am grateful for God’s grace and mercy in my life. I see it everyday and often wonder, “Why me?” I also ask the same question when I get frustrated, even angry with God. For example, several years ago, my then eleven-year-old daughter telephoned me in a rush of panic and fear, 300 miles away. Sadly all I could do was listen. The distance between us prevented me from putting my arms […]

“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” (Exodus 20:8) My wife was ill this past Sunday and I decided to stick around the house in case she needed me. When I became stir crazy, I decided to run a few errands before lunch. As I entered Lowe’s Home Improvement, I was surprised by the number of people shopping. As strange as it may seem, except for vacations, I can’t remember one time since I was saved that I laid out of church when I was home. But […]

“He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.” (Micah 7:19) My home computer has really been acting kind of crazy lately. It would reboot itself when I checked my e-mail and at other times it would just inexplicably crash or shut down. I asked a friend about it and he told me that I had so many corrupt files on my hard drive that the operating system was getting confused. He recommended that […]