“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) God has blessed me with a powerful ministry. My newspaper column, which is also featured on my website – www.devotions.com – has over a million page views a year. Ten years ago, at the urging of my wife’s former pastor, we launched an email ministry for those readers who want to have my weekly column hand-delivered to their email boxes each week. When we launched our email ministry, I had no idea […]

“And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on his right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world’…Then he will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels.’” (Matthew 25:33-34, 41) When I lived in Georgia, my wife and I visited several churches before we […]

“Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I am willing; be cleansed.” (Mark 1:41) Leprosy is curable today, but in Jesus’ day it was the most feared of all diseases; so much so, lepers were not allowed to live in cities. “All the days he has the sore he shall be unclean. He is unclean, and he shall dwell alone; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.” (Leviticus 13:45) When they did come into town, some communities required them […]

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15) Many of you know that I work in a political arena so I am used to the name-calling that is often associated with my profession. As a Christian, particularly an evangelical Christian, I have also been subjected to a lot of labels over the years – fanatic, bible-toting believer, zealot, religious right, homophobe – the list is growing. This is familiar territory […]