“He is the Head of the body made up of his people – that is, his Church – which he began.” (Colossians 1:18) Several years ago, a group of pastors where I lived began having two community-wide prayer services each year. Interestingly, they didn’t all come from any one denomination. From those prayer services, we realized that denominations don’t seem to separate us as much as they seem to distance their members from other denominations. These were truly men of God – Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and Pentecostals. They […]

“For this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. (Luke 15:24) Since I seem to be in constant need of directions driving to meetings, I rely on an application on my cell phone that gives you audio and visual directions. This device is just what the doctor ordered. You open the program and within a few seconds, satellites pick you up and show your exact location on your phone screen. All you have to do is type in the address for […]

“I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved.” (John 10:9) When my wife, Robbie, gives her testimony, she recalls having a drug problem as a child. Then she explains, “I was ‘drug’ by my parents to church, camp meetings, revivals, crusades—you name it. If Jesus was there, then my parents were there.” She does enjoy quite a heritage. Her mother is as godly a woman as you can find, and her dad has a true servant’s heart. Both have been faithful to their […]

“Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.” (Romans 13:1-2) The War on Terrorism—it was one of many themes during this week’s Republican Convention in Cleveland. It will be one of the themes at the Democratic Convention, too, and on the campaign trail all […]