“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.” (Romans 8:1-2) I remember when I first got saved, a friend of mine referred to me as a “Baby Christian”. I didn’t like that characterization and have become very careful about how I use labels, especially when I use one to describe a new Christian. They can be judgmental and damaging, neither of which […]

“A father to the fatherless…is God in his holy dwelling. (Psalms 68:5) Summer is a great season, but for those of us, who live with divorce, summer is often one of the most emotional times of the year. Just last week, my daughter returned to her home in North Carolina to ready herself for the first day of school. She had spent six weeks with me this summer and I don’t remember when I have ever enjoyed her more. We went swimming almost every day, and every night […]

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” (Philippians 4:6) I was recently asked to nominate a friend of mine for a very prestigious award. I considered it an honor to have been asked to prepare a nomination letter and went into painstaking detail to make a strong argument for his selection. Frankly, I was surprised by my own research, and when I read the other letters of nomination that had been prepared on his behalf, […]

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” (Hebrews 13:5) On May 5, 1991, God performed a miracle in my life. He saved me. I still shake my head and wonder how he could love someone who had repeatedly demonstrated such contempt for him. My salvation story is not all that unusual. A lifetime of wrong choices caught up with me. As a friend put it, […]