“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you…” (1 Corinthians 15:2) After my wife read last week’s column on salvation, she turned to me and said, “Next week you need to give a little advice for the new Christian.” She didn’t realize just how timely her suggestion was. You see I just celebrated my 9th birthday yesterday. Oh I turned 47 in April, but my born-again birthday is May 5th. Nine years ago yesterday, I asked the Lord Jesus […]

“That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9) One of the pastors at my church recently visited a friend of mine who’s been in church all his life. He calls himself a Christian, but confessed that he often felt empty and hopeless. As they talked, it became evident to him that my friend may very well have looked like a Christian on the outside, but had never asked […]

“I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Christ, what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.” (Philippians 1:19) When you write a weekly column, you develop a special friendship with your readers. You soon realize how much you care about them and learn that they care about you, too. It’s almost like you’re part of my family, so it’s in that spirit that I’ve decided to bear my soul about something. I often write about my own […]

“When words are many, sin is not absent, but he who holds his tongue is wise.” (Proverbs 10:19) I am an avid supporter of Christian radio. In fact, I’ve been doing a ninety-second commentary for several years on a Christian radio station that serves the Atlanta metropolitan market. I say all that because as a supporter and insider of Christian radio, I believe that some of the weekly talk-show hosts are making a serious mistake, not to mention putting forward a pretty bad Christian testimony. Unfortunately, the same […]