“He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it’.” (Mark 8:12) When I was in graduate school, I took a course in organization theory. In the early weeks of the semester, I realized that I did not have so much as a clue as to what that course was about. I didn’t understand the readings and found the lectures to be even more confusing. I finally worked up the courage to […]

“Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.” (Matthew 24:33-34) I am not a student of prophecy. Frankly, I don’t worry about whether we are living in the “last days” that the Apostle Paul described in 2 Timothy 3:1. We have been given the Great Commission and our charge as Christians is to help the Lord to bring as many […]

“And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.” (Matthew 12:31) I don’t know about you, but I’ve been taught all of my life that the only unforgivable sin a Christian could commit was to blaspheme the Holy Spirit. But you know what? That verse was spoken to the unbeliever. There is no “unforgivable sin” for the Christian. The only source by which my statement can be proven is God’s Word. The truth is […]

“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8) When I was a teenager in the late 1960’s, a comedian by the name of Flip Wilson was enjoying his prime. You remember Flip Wilson. He invented the character, Geraldine, who coined the phrase, “The devil made me do it.” It vaulted Wilson to such popularity that he hosted a weekly comedy hour on one of the networks. I envy Geraldine. She recognized how much Satan […]