“And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:30-31 When I first came to know Jesus, confusion set in about what had just happened to me. I sought the counsel of my pastor, a Presbyterian minister, who suggested I begin my newfound life with Bible study. “Start with […]

“‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’” (Matthew 14:29) In the late 1970’s, I vacationed frequently at Nags Head, North Carolina. I remember one summer in particular. Several of us decided to go deep-sea fishing in the Gulf Stream, which is not far from North Carolina’s Outer Banks and offers some of the finest dolphin fishing that a charter boat captain can muster. We awoke early that morning because we had to be at the dock by 5:00 a.m. It was windy and our charter […]

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature’.” (Mark 16:15) Last Sunday was a particularly difficult day for me. Just the thought that Billy Graham had preached his last sermon on American soil caused tears to well up in my eyes. Like many of you, I have grown up with Billy Graham. As a child, my mother adored him. In fact, I think it was her love for him that so endeared him to me. If Billy Graham could […]

“For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (Matthew 26:28) Jesus died for the remission of our sins. We’ve all heard it repeatedly in our churches and Sunday school classes. But what does the Bible mean by saying that our sins have been remitted? When we remit payment to the bank, we send it away. Yet we all know from personal experience that Christian living does not bring an end to sin. Several translations of the Bible […]