“For the Lamb…will lead them to springs of living water.” (Revelation 7:17) Fanny Crosby wrote over 8,000 hymns during her lifetime, many of which still appear in today’s hymnals. Hymns like Blessed Assurance, All the Way My Savior Leads Me, To God Be the Glory, Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior, Safe in the Arms of Jesus, He Hideth My Soul, and Praise Him, Praise Him continue to draw souls to God for both salvation and comfort. No hymn writer has ever had a clearer vision of Jesus […]

“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) “The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, I was just direct­ing traffic.” Mel Gibson” My wife and I watched Diane Sawyer’s interview with Mel Gibson recently regarding his soon-to-be hit movie, The Passion of the Christ. I couldn’t help but to chuckle at the way Sawyer stared at Gibson. It was as if she couldn’t believe what he was saying. I’ve seen that look of disbelief before. In fact, any […]

“For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21) As a child, I was terrified of death. I lost my mother when I was seven years old. So death was not just a figment of my imagination. I saw its sting and I understood how it could tear a family apart. I still fear death, largely because I continue to view it through the eyes of that seven-year old that lost his mother. Yet, for the mature Christian, death is a part of […]

“Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2) Several years ago, former University of Oklahoma football great, and then Congressman J.C. Watts, stood on the platform at the Republican National Convention and said something about integrity that I will never forget. Watts defined integrity as “doing what’s right when no one is looking.” This is the one time of the year when our integrity will be at its greatest risk. Why? Because it’s income tax season! While we may not want to […]