“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.” (1 Corinthians 1:18) Eight years ago, I laid in a hospital bed dying from a serious stomach infection. I had waited too long to get help, and my wife was told how important the next few days were going to be in my recovery. I didn’t know what she knew. In fact, one morning, very early, my surgeon came by to check […]
Share on FacebookThe Thought Of Heaven Can Brighten Your Day
“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 7:17) You know what? We don’t talk about Heaven enough. Preachers rarely preach a sermon just on Heaven, and I don’t remember when I last heard a Sunday School lesson devoted to it. In fact, about the only time you can count on hearing about Heaven is at a funeral, the reason for which is obvious. It’s to comfort those who loved the saint that he or she is in a better place. If we believe that, […]
Share on FacebookGod’s Love Shown Through a Dad
“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” (1 John 4:12) My dad was not known as an outwardly affectionate man. Yet, I remember one night when he showed me a measure of love that all fathers should allow their sons to see. When I was 12 years old, I had been nominated for the most coveted Little League Baseball award in my hometown. It was yesterday’s Most Valuable Player Award for […]
Share on FacebookThis Presidential Election Has Many Of Us Stuck In The Middle
“Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.” (1 Timothy 2:1-2) Politics has become a game of political extremes. America seems to want a candidate on either the far left or far right, and those of us in between – the vast voting majority – do not seem to matter. This sense of being voiceless […]
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