“Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body…For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body[a] and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6:18,20) Thirty years ago, I had a friend who became so convicted about what his family was watching on television that he put it out in the street. When I asked him why, he told me it seemed to be just the right […]

“Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, and the Lord had given him rest from all his enemies all around, that the king said to Nathan the prophet, ‘See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells inside tent curtains.’ Then Nathan said to the king, ‘Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.’” (2 Samuel 7:1-3) I love turning to Scripture in times of doubt and disappointment. My faith […]

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16) One or two designated Sundays during the year, churches often ask you to invite someone who is unchurched. Some call it “Friend Day” or “High Attendance Sunday”. The names may vary, but you get the point. “Make a difference,” they will tell you. “Be a real friend and help Jesus change a life.” Sadly, many of us let that challenge go through one ear and […]

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry’.” (Luke 15:22-24) The Parable of the Prodigal Son: It is arguably the most “sermonized” parable in the Bible. However, all of […]