“I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel. (Malachi 2:16a) Almost fifty percent of all marriages end in divorce. Even a greater percentages of second marriages end in divorce. So about half of you may not believe that this subject applies to you or to your life as a Christian. Well on behalf of those of us who suffer from divorce, I urge you to read on. There is a message here for all of us. No stronger language can be found in the Bible than God’s […]

“Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.” (Ecclesiastes 5:5) There are many of us that believe that the Bible, except for the issue of tithing, has very little to say about money. Actually, the Bible has more to say about money than it has to say about faith and prayer combined. Over 2000 verses in the Bible deal with money while only 1000 verses deal with the issues of prayer and faith. More than half of the parables that […]

“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials.” (James 1:2) 1995 was a watershed year for me. I celebrated my 42nd Birthday and only now affectionately refer to last summer as my “Summer of 42”. Everything seemed to be failing apart. I learned that my childhood asthma, which I was told I had outgrown, had returned; I discovered I had emphysema, even though I had not smoked a cigarette for almost 14 years; I had an annual physical only to learn that I had […]

“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” (I Corinthians 12:27) In October of 1977, 1 was confirmed in the Episcopal Church. I had no idea what being an Episcopalian meant and saw confirmation as something that would enable me to improve my station in life. You see Episcopalians seemed to enjoy more success than other denominations. I had been reared in a Baptist Church and later joined Methodist and Presbyterian churches in my search for peace and happiness. […]