When I was in elementary school, a long time ago, in fact, in another millennium, we remembered a man whose birthday is tomorrow, because he was an exceptional man. He was a man who fit the statement, “He was born for such a time as this.” Just as Esther found herself in a position…
To truly know someone requires a relationship that goes beyond merely knowing about them. If you were to ask me if I knew President Eisenhower, I could say yes. He was elected president the day I was born. The problem is, he never knew me. In the parable of the ten virgins, Jesus says…
In the creation story of Genesis chapter 1, we do not read that God created darkness, but instead that God created light. Darkness is the absence of light. Light is needed for life to emerge and develop. Darkness, on the other hand, has long been a symbol for a power that seeks to extinguish…
Society tells us that to get a good night’s sleep, we need to have a consistent bedtime, engage in a quiet activity before sleep, sleep in a cool, dark room, shut off “blue lights,” and shut off our phones. The Apostle Paul adds another timeless piece of wisdom in Ephesians 4:26 that Marlene and…
Romans 12:2, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” We’re still reasonably close to the beginning of a new year, that unique time when people declare they are going to…
When God called Abraham, he and his descendants became a unique people. They were not like the people around them and were never intended to be. Sadly, the day came when they wanted to be like the sinful nations around them, and they demanded that the Prophet Samuel appoint them a king. In…
2 Kings 5:1 gives us a brief bio of a man named Naaman. “He was the captain of the host of the king of Syria, a great man with his master, and honorable because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valor.” It seemed Naaman…
We do not know how much time elapsed between the time when God created Adam and Eve and when they sinned. It would appear that their transgression was not immediate. You get the impression that God would often come down “in the cool of the day” and fellowship with them. Everything that God created…
On June 5, 1991, I took my text from Isaiah 59:1-2 and verses 9-14. The title of my message came from verse 14, which says, “Truth Is Fallen In The Street.” A lot has changed since I first preached that sermon 35 years ago, and truth seems to have been one of the greatest…
When most people think about the point of no return, they tend to view it negatively. For example, Romans 1:28 says some sinful acts cause God to give people over to a reprobate mind. I shudder when I think about that. Or Hosea 4:17, where the Bible says, “Ephriam is joined to idols. Leave…