” He will wipe every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 21:4) All of us have those days in our lives that remind us of sadder times. Today is that kind of day for me. While it seems like yesterday, my dad passed away 20 years ago today. The sun never sets on a day that I don’t think about him. I loved him dearly and see so many of his qualities in my own children. The Bible is right. “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s […]

“Jesus replied, ‘If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.’ ” (John 14:23) I was saved when I was 38 years old. It wasn’t too long after salvation that I was asked if I had been baptized. I explained that I was baptized at the age of eight and did not feel it was necessary to follow our Lord in baptism again. As I grew in my Christian faith, I […]

“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16) I am grateful that I serve a loving God who will continue to love me in spite of my actions. That’s exactly why the words, grace and mercy, are used repeatedly in the Bible. It’s a reminder that there’s nothing we can do to win God’s favor or avoid His judgment. Only Jesus could take care of that matter. […]

“And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns.” (Philippians 1:6, TLB) Invariably, the six days between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day is a time when we look back at the year and reflect upon our successes and our failures. We look at the good times and the bad times. Most of us even make resolutions for the […]