“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” (Exodus 20:17) I read an article recently about the lasting importance of the Ten Commandments in which the author observed, “When God gave His people the Ten Commandments, He wrote them on stone to symbolize their durable, lasting nature. He wrote them on both sides of the stone to signify their thoroughness. And He […]

“A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” (Proverbs 15:4) Friendly Fire – It’s a term we often hear during wartime. Simply stated, it refers to the discharge of a military weapon that results in the death of an ally or fellow soldier. In fact, just last week, five American soldiers were killed by friendly fire while on a security detail in Afghanistan. Interestingly, the next day, a Fort Bragg widow who lost her husband five years ago said, “There is […]

“Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him.” (Psalm 37:7) (This week’s devotion commemorates the beginning of the hurricane season in the eastern United States and a story about a woman who survived the ravages of Hurricane Floyd in my hometown in 1999. It taught me about what faith and humility can mean when storms come.) We live in a world that teaches us that we are at the center of whatever success or failure we experience. You know the old saying, “There’s nothing you can’t accomplish, […]

“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you.” (1 Corinthians 15:2) One of the things I enjoy most about going to church is seeing someone go to the altar and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. My wife and I were discussing what churches and Christians should do to follow-up with these new converts. Robbie said, “You need to give a little advice for the new Christian in one of your devotions”. She didn’t realize just how […]