“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?” (Matthew 7:3) I was listening recently to an interview with evangelist Michael Youseff, who recounted a conversation with Attorney General John Ashcroft. When Youseff spoke to Ashcroft, Ashcroft was in the Senate. Ashcroft is unashamedly Christian. In fact, he holds 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 calling themselves […]

“Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to you while you may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach him.” (Psalm 32:6) Jesus often relied on parables in the Bible to compare something in everyday life to a spiritual truth. However, many of us have trouble understanding Jesus’ parables because we don’t belong to the culture for which they were written. The importance of the spiritual truth is diluted, if not misunderstood, because we can’t relate to the everyday example to which Jesus […]

“For God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.” (Romans 11:29, 4:8) My sister sent me a poem entitled, “Heavens Grocery Store”, by Ron DeMarco. The moment that I read it, I knew that it belonged on our refrigerators or in our Bibles to remind us of God’s love for us. When I first received the poem, I wasn’t sure who wrote it. Now that I know, I’m still not sure. Even Mr. Demarco, who wrote […]

“Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” (James 1:12) There isn’t a Christian alive, or dead either for that matter, who hasn’t succumbed to temptation from time to time. After all, we live in the world, and occasionally, the world gets the better of us. When I was younger, I remember watching The Flip Wilson Show. Flip Wilson was known for one of the characters […]