“For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” (Job 3:25) Did you know that there is now agreement among scientists that the very fear of a certain disease, such as cancer, may have a lot more to do with why we get it than we ever suspected?  God has known that since he breathed life into us and tried to teach us that very lesson through the life of Job. Isn’t it strange that […]

“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” (2 Timothy 3:12) I think my newspaper column is coming to an end in one of my newspapers. It has appeared in that newspaper for almost fifteen years. Many of my readers there have told me how much they looked forward to it. If this is true, then why? The newspaper industry has changed so much over the last decade. As a print medium, it is struggling to maintain readership due to the Internet. […]

“Then the second angel sounded: And something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea, and a third of the sea became blood.” (Revelation 8:8) All that red oil we see floating in the Gulf of Mexico is ironically named Louisiana Light Sweet Crude. There is nothing sweet about it at this point but it is red – so much so that one of my Sunday School class members compared what is going on in the Gulf to the red sea in the verse […]

“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” (Job 5:9) There are a lot of believers who don’t believe in miracles. “He doesn’t part seas anymore,” or “The age of miracles is over,” they will often say. I don’t believe it! In fact, I know it’s not true because I’ve seen God at work supernaturally in my own life. The truth is I’ve experience several miracles in my life. The most important one, of course, is salvation. I guess that’s why I don’t understand […]