“I said, ‘O Lord, have mercy on me, heal me, for I have sinned against you’.” (Psalms 41:4) The next time you are surfing the internet, I invite you to visit my website at www.devotions.com. It’s getting around 750,000 hits a year and features every column I’ve ever written – over 1,000 of them. One of the points I stress to my readers is that no problem is too difficult for the Christian who is willing to reach out in faith and trust Christ. As you already know, […]

“Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.” (Proverbs 26:4) The Book of Proverbs is all about how to distinguish the wise from the foolish. We’ve all been foolish from time to time, but there is a difference between a fool and foolishness. In fact, the Bible is full of stories about man and his folly, but very few of those whose foolishness is portrayed in God’s Word are fools. In most cases, they are folks just like you and me, […]

“But He needed to go through Samaria.” (John 4:4) The tragic events at Charlottesville, Virginia once again show that our country has not overcome racism. In fact, it’s probably worse today than it’s been for years. Billy Graham has said for years that the greatest problem facing America is racism. In fact, Graham’s book, A Prophet with Honor, recalls that in 1953 Graham “dismissed as unbiblical the racist contention that dark skin and the inferior social standing of blacks [were] derived from a curse Noah placed on Canaan, […]

“I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.” (Matthew 18:22) I have a friend who was fired from her job less than a year ago. She called me recently and shared with me that even though it has been more than a year since she lost her job, she continues to experience occasional waves of pain and anger. In her case, she had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her boss and was summarily fired after the complaint was investigated. […]