The phone rang. On the other end was a daughter’s desperate plea. “Dad is dying. And he’s backslidden.” His parents had been pastors. And they were gone. (“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.”) They had been praying for their son a long, long time. And can you just […]
She’s With Jesus
October 8, 2011 by
“‘Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise.’” (Matthew 21:16) She was a member of our church. She loved the Lord with all her heart. And she suddenly died. I was speaking to her as the last one leaving our church on a Sunday morning and the next Monday afternoon […]
4 Things God Has Taught Me
November 28, 2009 by
In our monthly gathering of men at church we invite various brothers to share their testimony. A “testimony” is simply when you tell others what God’s been doing in your life. It can include (and often does) how you were awakened to Christ and initially began serving Him, but it need not (nor should it) […]
On the Subject of Cremation
November 21, 2009 by
As America’s population ages and finances decline, the question can arise among Christians as to whether or not cremation is a reasonable alternative to what can sometimes be a very costly traditional approach to burial. I’d like to offer a quick answer to this question even though it may be controversial to some. First of […]
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