“Bear one another’s burdens, and thus fulfill the law of Christ.” (Galatians: 6:2) I have a good friend who will literally step what he is doing and pray for me as soon as I tell him that I have a prayer need. It doesn’t matter where we are, or whether we are just talking over the telephone, If I ask him to pray for me, the conversation comes to a screeching halt and the praying begins. I love this guy, but I am not comfortable when he stops […]

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (1 Timothy 6:10) There are many that see nothing wrong with gambling, After all, the Bible doesn’t expressly forbid it. In fact, the word “gambling” doesn’t even appear in the Bible, but neither do the words, “rape” or “drug dealer”. So is it biblical wrong to gamble? I had a woman telephone me the other day seeking advice for […]

“Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt…you can say to the mountain, ‘Go throw yourself into the sea’ and it will be done” (Matthew 21:21) There isn’t a Christian who doesn’t have doubts about his or her faith. Oh, many of us are too proud to admit it, and a lot of Christians would have those of us who do admit we occasionally succumb to doubt that we have some spiritual problem that needs to be fixed. The next time […]

“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33) I was recently involved in a misunderstanding in my office that I found to be a real source of embarrassment. The particulars are not important because the embarrassment that I experienced had nothing to do with the nature of the misunderstanding. I was embarrassed because the circumstances that surrounded the incident make me look as if I […]