“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted.” (Romans 6:17) I understand exactly what the Apostle Paul meant when he said, “You used to be slaves to sin.” But I didn’t understand it until I was born again. Salvation gave me a whole different perspective about the life I used to live. The truth is I can’t believe some of the things I did, not to mention some of the […]

“Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:18) God has blessed me with a powerful ministry. My newspaper column, which is also featured on my website – www.devotions.com – is read by almost a quarter of a million readers each week. Two years ago, at the urging of my wife’s former pastor, we launched an email ministry for those readers who want to have my weekly column hand-delivered to their email boxes each week. When we launched our email ministry, […]

“Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.” (Matthew 25:13) It was strange. The morning she died, I woke up with the eeriest feeling I’ve ever experienced in my life. I knew something was wrong even though it was over 14 hours before one of my high school friends called to let me know that an old friend of mine had lost her 5-year battle with cancer. I will never forget the deep sense of loss that I felt back when I heard […]

“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 If I were to ask you, who said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand”, the vast majority of you would answer Abraham Lincoln, and you would be correct. In fact, those words came from a speech Lincoln made against slavery almost 148 years ago. What you may not realize is that Lincoln wasn’t the first person to utter those words. The thought actually came from Jesus who […]