“The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, and none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.” (Psalm 34:22) I was watching the evening news last week and an interesting story involving an airline flight caught my attention. It reminded me how right the Apostle James really was when he wrote, “You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away”. (James 4:14) When they boarded their flight, […]

“In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 6:11) A local church in my community recently placed an advertisement in the religion section of my newspaper. “The Roman Road Leads to Rome,” the ad read. It continued, “Many honest-hearted soul winners are using the Book of Romans to try to get people saved.” The ad was a teaser, aimed at non-church members, hoping to get their attention enough to get them to come to church to hear the pastor’s […]

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.” (Matthew 12:33) I was recently involved in a misunderstanding that turned out 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 was the farthest thing from […]

“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” (Psalms 5:3) I once wrote a column about a diet I tried that prompted a reader from Roxboro to telephone me. “Could you help me?” she said. “I don’t know what to do!” I understood her pain. I’ve gained a lot more weight than I’ve ever lost and will never forget the depression and sense of defeat that accompanies weight gain. In fact, research tells us […]