A friend told me about his depression this past Lord’s Day. I’m concerned for him, because I know what it feels like to be trying to outrace the darkness! My melancholy disposition tends to depression. Fifteen years ago, I went… Continue reading

At dinner yesterday, our waiter was a woman named Cheryl. She was friendly, took note of remembering my wife from a previous visit to the restaurant, and provided excellent service throughout dinner. Is she just a conscientious, good person who… Continue reading

“Pastor, I’m leaving the church …” What follows is almost never a good or solid reason. Then, too, there are those who dress up their offense, wrapping it in religious language. “Pastor, God is leading me to another church.” Honesty… Continue reading

Can you imagine hearing those words from the Lord Jesus?You don’t have to imagine! He actually told a church in ancient Turkey that was how He felt about them! What had they done to provoke His reaction? Nothing; precisely nothing!… Continue reading

A gold coin about the size of an American half-dollar weighs an ounce! Yesterday, on world markets that coin’s price topped $1000! From Biblical times to the present, this precious metal had held the fascination of people. The lure of… Continue reading

Polls confirm that Americans hold the Congress of the United States in very low regard because we believe that those elected to represent us are more interested in self-advancement and/or party power than in doing good for the country. Interestingly,… Continue reading

In June, 1974, I met Bev, the woman who became my life partner six months later. It was ‘love at first sight’ that Sunday morning. Instantly, I knew that she was a woman I would pursue. That Summer and Fall… Continue reading

Sunday night church always included ‘testimony time.’ I usually hated it because it so predictable. Too often the same saints stood up and told the same stories about long ago spiritual victories or woes using the same tired phrases. But… Continue reading

A website that claimed to be written by “Christian watchmen” with the mission of protecting the “Truth” caught my attention when I was doing a search to get some background on a man whose writings have inspired and informed me.… Continue reading

Joanna’s funeral was a tearful occasion for me and I had only a passing acquaintance with her! She never headed any national ministries, coordinated city-wide efforts, or wrote trendy books. She had no money! But, she was rich. Proverbs 31… Continue reading