It Was a Dark and Stormy Night 

Heaven and hell are controversial topics that most avoid talking about in polite company. We’re all a bit like Snoopy, my favorite cartoon character, who fancies himself a writer but is never able to get past the “stormy night” opening to the great novel he plans to...

Unbelief Is Not a Winning Strategy 

Of all the foolish things Christians do as they make their pilgrim journey through this life, doubting God is the greatest folly.  Scripture provides a great illustration in the story of the Israelites approaching their promised land. God had miraculously freed...

The End of the Road  

To say that someone has reached “the end of the road” generally means they can no longer continue. There’s a sense of finality about it.   The Apostle Paul often faced “end of the road” predicaments.  While planning a second missionary journey, he and Barnabas...

You Are What You Eat 

One evening before bed, one of my teen boys began complaining of a stomachache. On this particularly busy day, we hadn’t been home very much, so I asked what he had eaten…doughnuts for breakfast, fast food for lunch, and pizza for dinner. As our children grow into...

Forsaken!

Scripture records that a thick darkness, a supernatural darkness, came over all the land  when Jesus was crucified. Most Bible scholars believe this was symbolic of God’s judgment on sin, just as God sent thick darkness over the land of Egypt during the plagues,...

WHAT IS ONE SOUL WORTH? 

From the Bible description of the trials and sufferings of Jesus Christ, it seems that your soul is worth a lot to God. According to Philippians 2:7-8, the Son of God went so far as to lay aside His reputation and become a servant “made in the likeness of men.” ...