“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37) I met with three senior citizens several years ago learn more about their views on matters like Social Security, Medicare, gun control and other issues happening in our society. Issues that they never imagined would matter when they entered the working world. As I listened to them talk, I couldn’t help but notice how one of them had such a loving way about her. […]

“Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:3) The story is told about a young child who prayed to ask Jesus to come and live in his heart during Sunday School. When he saw his mother, he proudly told her, “Mama, I asked Jesus to come and live in my heart today and take my skin away.” His mother chuckled but later realized that her young child was serious. Several […]

“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you – unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5) Have you ever heard of a nominal Christian? Local churches are full of them. A nominal Christian is defined by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism as “a person who has not responded in repentance and faith to Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord.” They may claim to be Christian, even be faithful […]

“And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature’.”(Mark 16:15) Billy Graham’s death this week was the end of a brand of Christianity that many of us were part of. It’s why so many lined up this week to pay honor to a life of service by getting one last chance to be with him while he lay in his casket in his boyhood home. Like many of you, I have grown up with Billy Graham. As a child, my […]