Lookin’ for Love In All the Wrong Places?
A sad, old country song once mournfully stated, “I’m Lookin’ for Love In All the Wrong Places.” This sentiment is all too accurate for many people in this world. However, love is not found through advice online or from magazines, self-help books, bars, or other...
People Don’t Need Good Advice; They Need Good News
This little blog is very short today but nevertheless, it's a matter weighing heavily upon my heart, especially in the perilous time in which we live. Remember when you and I first gave our lives to Jesus and how we just had to share the good news with everyone?...
KEEP YOUR CONSCIENCE CLEAR
God gives every single human being a period of time to repent and turn to Jesus Christ. If you'll read in the book of Revelation, that as the judgments begin to come, there will be people who'd seen all kinds of things wiped out by the judgement of God, yet even so,...
The Rest of Your Life Can Be the Best of Your Life
Recently, someone my age In the ministry suggested that maybe he and I have reached the point of being too old to be chosen to pastor again...or even to be invited to preach in churches on a regular basis as an Evangelist. With “friends” like that…However, and...
Do Thyself No Harm (Part 3 of 3)
Why should you not "end it?"REASON #3: You are not your own, dear one. In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 in the Easy-to-Read Version, it says, “You should know that your body is a temple for the Holy Spirit that you received from God and that lives in you. You don’t own...
Do Thyself No Harm (Part 2 of 3)
REASON #2: We all have a God-ordained course that we’re supposed to keep and complete. We’re not supposed to stop halfway down the course. We’re supposed to find and finish our course. Say this out loud: I have a God-ordained course. Sadly, many Christians have just...
A Somewhat Hesitant Prayer Request
Initially, I hesitated sharing this because everybody struggles, and as a longtime minister of twenty-six years, I'm here to assist others and frankly, it's hard to be transparent about certain personal things. But now, I could use prayer too. Every single one of us...
WORDS
"Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners" (1 Corinthians 15:33, KJV) Ever noticed that it's often easier to gain than lose weight? In this world it also seems easier to tear down than to build up...or to get sick than to walk in health...or to...
What Would You Do If Finances Weren’t An Issue?
What are the things that you absolutely love to do? What do you have a passion for doing that you can carry on for hours and say, “I will do this whether I’m paid or not.”(?) This might very well be your God-given calling—your place of grace.Personally speaking, I...
No Shortcuts
A well known Christian singer tells of a time many years ago when he was flat broke, but still pursuing his God-given dream to record his first album. He finally was able to gather several local studio musicians in his small southern hometown to record a gospel album....