December 17, 2021
Bible Guideposts
“I know where I’m going.” Famous last words - just before the embarrassing admission that we have lost our way! Along the journey of life we all need direction. Sometimes it just takes a little while to acknowledge it. Years ago I was on an early…
December 6, 2018
24 Reading Recommendations For The New Year
In Thomas Jefferson's Library at the Library of Congress This week a dear pastor friend and I corresponded about helpful books to share with others.…
December 4, 2018
A Fresh Look At Familiar Scriptures
“Why didn’t I see that? Where did that preacher get the understanding of that passage…and how could I have missed it?” Sound familiar? We have all…
December 1, 2018
Announcing A Special Christmas Series!
Can you believe that it is December? The month ahead will be a busy one for families and church families. We must never allow our schedules to crowd…
November 29, 2018
Are You “Having Devotions”?
I don’t know when the word devotions started to mean the daily meeting with God in prayer and the Word. The only two times the word is used in our…
November 27, 2018
Giving Tuesday
Across the U.S. the Tuesday after Thanksgiving has come to be known as "giving Tuesday," an opportunity to help the needy and invest in charitable…
November 24, 2018
Our December 2018 Itinerary
It is hard to believe that Thanksgiving is over and we are about to enter the last week of November. The Lord has been gracious and faithful. We hope…
November 28, 2021
My First Sermon
Just a few days after my 13th birthday, I preached the first sermon I ever gave behind a pulpit. On that Sunday afternoon, in August, I spoke on the subject "I Have a Secret." Now, the secret was not just mine! It is the open secret of true and…
February 2, 2012
The Power of the Tongue
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21 This world has known the power of…
January 31, 2012
Stay Out of the Snare
"The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe." Proverbs 29:25 Over forty million people in the United…
January 30, 2012
A Mark of Greatness
"Great men are not always wise." Job 32:9 Greatness is difficult to define. One thing is sure: men view greatness much differently than the Lord…
January 22, 2012
Living in The Parenthesis
A parenthesis is a peculiar thing. Parentheses are used by writers to set apart information which they want you to know but do not feel is essential.…
January 21, 2012
Ordinary Days
"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24 Men are remembered for their outstanding days, but they…
January 19, 2012
Integrity
“Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.” Job 31:6 Integrity is not a product of environment or natural ability.…
January 17, 2012
A Good Name
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1 My parents, Roger and Marcia…
January 15, 2012
Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic
As a boy I remember people saying that in school there were three indispensable subjects: reading, writing, and arithmetic. I am sure that the…
January 15, 2012
Women God Has Used In My Life
In a family of preachers perhaps it is inevitable that the men of the family receive much of the attention. The older I get the more I realize how…