“This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him’”.” (Matthew 3:11) The immortal words of John the Baptist, “Repent… for the kingdom of heaven is at hand,” had a great deal to do with my own salvation. I heard those words just a few days before I was saved, proclaimed from the back of pickup truck by a couple of teenagers running down an old country road […]

“You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.” (Luke 1:31) The gospel rests on three giant pillars: Jesus’ virgin birth, atoning death, and bodily resurrection. The Easter season celebrates Jesus’ death and resurrection. Christmas focuses solely on the virgin birth. You can’t call yourself a Christian if you don’t believe in the virgin birth. I remember my doubt about it as an unbeliever. I thought it defied one of the most basic laws of nature. So […]

“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is my disciple, I tell you the truth, he will certainly not lose his reward.” (Matthew 11:42) As children, most of us had a Sunday School teacher that we will never forget. My favorite Sunday School teacher loved sports and was a good athlete, qualities that would connect with almost any little boy. But it was the warm and gentle side of him that I never forgot. Mr. Conway loved […]

“Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15) I receive a lot of comments about my column and am grateful to the Lord that it ministers as much as it does. It goes to show you that God can do great things through us if we’ll just move over and let him take control. The vast majority of the feedback I receive is favorable. For example, the column that I wrote about my wife last week drew more comments than any […]