I am concerned about the lack of understanding of the Bible in the church today. We seem to know less and less about things that are essential and eternal. While we spend time on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, text messages and email, we seem to make excuses for not finding time to be in God’s Word. Yet, the Word is the only thing that is eternal. Continue reading “The Living Word” →

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that we’ve got a lot of politicians and pundits giving us the “cure” for the recession we are in. Most of them want to throw money at the problem. WRONG SOLUTION! Money cannot do for this country what an encounter with the Master can do. We don’t need political, economic, congressional or presidential solutions. These people are speaking with the foolish wisdom of man. Any solution will be temporary. Any hope will be fleeting. Continue reading “The Answer Is Not in Government, It’s in God” →

You would have to be blind not to see the hand of God right now. It’s everywhere and seems to be in everything. Nationally, the financial crisis is making people ask, “Is there more to life than my retirement plan? What will happen in the days ahead?” God is allowing a crisis to force us to look to Christ. The government can’t save us. The president can’t soothe our fears. Only God can give us peace that passes understanding. Continue reading “God Is Working!” →

The President-elect has promised us that “change is coming.” In some ways, that might be good, but not all change is good. Change for the sake of change is not good; change because change is needed and necessitated is good. Continue reading “Change Is Coming!” →

Vance Havner used to tell the story of an old farmer whose clock ran amuck one morning and struck seventeen. The farmer got up and ran all over the house, saying, “Get up! It’s later than it ever has been before!” By God’s eternal timepiece, it is later than it’s ever been before, and it’s later than you think. Continue reading “Be Persistent” →