“O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come.” (Psalm 65:2) I am grateful that I have friends who pray for my family and me. I realize that I sometimes have needs about which I do not know what to say to God. That’s why the Apostle James encourages us to “…pray for each other…” (James 5:16) The fact is there are situations where my needs can best be expressed by others who are not too close to the forest to see the trees. It’s no […]

“Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.” (2 Timothy 2:16) I was in church recently when an old friend of mine came to visit. It was the strangest thing. My wife and I were just talking about him. He was out of work and we just felt so sorry for him. As I watched him take his seat, I couldn’t help but wonder how he was handling his crisis. I’ve been out of work before and I haven’t forgotten the […]

” He will wipe every tear from their eyes.” (Revelation 21:4) All of us have those days in our lives that remind us of sadder times. Today is that kind of day for me. While it seems like yesterday, my dad passed away 20 years ago today. The sun never sets on a day that I don’t think about him. I loved him dearly and see so many of his qualities in my own children. The Bible is right. “A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s […]

“Jesus replied, ‘If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.’ ” (John 14:23) I was saved when I was 38 years old. It wasn’t too long after salvation that I was asked if I had been baptized. I explained that I was baptized at the age of eight and did not feel it was necessary to follow our Lord in baptism again. As I grew in my Christian faith, I […]