The 12th chapter of the book of Acts shows us that God’s plan to prosper the Gospel will not be frustrated, and our part in that plan involves prayer!

If you’ve been reading this blog for the last week you now that the Bible has ‘diagnosed’ you (and me!) as spiritually dead, socially ensnared, supernaturally driven, personally enslaved, and supremely condemned! Are we then left with no hope? (more…)

In high school I was a competitive runner. Running is a painful but wonderful sport. My two daughters have run cross-country and track and so they also know the exhilaration that comes with running. The sense of freedom, conquest of laziness, movement, “aliveness,” that comes from running long and hard and fast - it is hard to describe. If you are a runner you know what I mean.

Well, there is a verse in the Bible that brings all of that exhilaration of running back to mind when I read it. It is (more…)

On Sunday, March 28, 2007, I presented this tribute to the people of the church that I pastor. It seems appropriate that at this Christmas time, when we remember the coming of our Savior - who came to suffer - that we remember also those servants of His who followed so closely to His example. (more…)

An event happened two days ago that deserves our notice and leads me to comment on it. That event? A man named Ralph Winter died. (more…)