“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” (Psalms 37:74) Hurricane Irene is approaching the U.S. mainland, and will make landfall somewhere on the east coast on Saturday. The storm reminded me of a devotion I wrote 10 years ago after Hurricane Floyd ravaged my hometown. It’s a very special devotion to me. You’ll soon realize why. The Bible is full of stories about men and women who thought they had all the answers, only to find out that they could not save themselves from what […]

“For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” (Luke 15:24) Since I seem to be in constant need of directions to meetings, I rely on an application on my cell phone that gives you audio and visual directions. This device is just what the doctor ordered. You open the program and within a few seconds, satellites pick you up and show your exact location on your phone screen. All you have to do is type in the address for which […]

And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?” (Matthew 7:3) Several years ago, I listened to an interview with evangelist Michael Youseff, who recounted a conversation with former Attorney General John Ashcroft. When Youseff spoke to Ashcroft, Ashcroft was in the Senate. Ashcroft is unashamedly Christian. In fact, he held devotions in his office every morning to a growing number of Christians who have been so encouraged by his testimony that they are also no longer bashful about […]

“According to your faith, it will be done to you.” (Matthew 9:29) Microsoft’s operating system, Windows 7, has been selling for a couple of years now. When it first came out, I bought a laptop computer for my daughter preloaded with it. When you first turn on the computer, you have several days to activate the operating system. Activation is Microsoft’s way of forcing you to register your product. When you register it, Microsoft takes an image of your drive, which prevents you from installing it on another […]