“So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone; without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killed him.” (1 Samuel 17:50) One of the most influential Christians in my life is an attorney with whom I once worked in North Carolina. When we were in Atlanta on a business trip in the late 1980’s, I took him to a favorite restaurant of mine. I was not saved at the time. In fact, salvation would not come my way for another […]

“For man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” (James 1:20) The Bible teaches us that sin separates us from God. But you know what? It wasn’t until recently that I realized that sin as far back as my own childhood is robbing me of the opportunity to know the fullness of God. When I was seven, I broke a vase on the hearth of our fireplace. I knew that my mother was going to wear me out when she found out about it. […]

“He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it’.” (Mark 8:12) When I was in graduate school, I took a course in organization theory. In the early weeks of the semester, I realized that I did not have so much as a clue as to what that course was about. I didn’t understand the readings and found the lectures to be even more confusing. I finally worked up the courage to […]

“Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door. I tell you the truth, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.” (Matthew 24:33-34) I am not a student of prophecy. Frankly, I don’t worry about whether we are living in the “last days” that the Apostle Paul described in 2 Timothy 3:1. We have been given the Great Commission and our charge as Christians is to help the Lord to bring as many […]