“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only.” (Matthew 24:36) My wife is convinced that many of the biblical signs are in place for Jesus to return. In fact, she believes that Jesus will come before the end of her days. I can remember joking with her about it over years, particularly when I was a newly saved Christian. I didn’t want Jesus to return. I had too much “living” left to do and too many things […]

“And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the king will say to those on his right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of my father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world’…Then he will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels’.” (Matthew 25:33-34, 41) When I lived in Georgia, my wife and I visited several churches before we […]

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16) When I was saved in 1991, one of the first outward and visible signs of my salvation was found in the Bible. Shortly after my salvation experience, my pastor encouraged me to read my Bible, and suggested that I begin with the Book of John. I was stunned when I opened the Scriptures. The verses jumped […]

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14) On January 1, your test will arrive. I say test because there is a high degree of probability that between now and then you will tell your spouse, a child, or perhaps a friend about your New Year’s resolution. The question is when January arrives are you going to abandon it like you abandoned the ones you made last year, and the year before? I know how you feel. […]