Guilt sucks the life out of our souls. Grace restores it. No one had more reason to feel the burden of guilt than did the apostle Paul. He had orchestrated the deaths of Christians—he was an ancient version of a terrorist. Paul gave his guilt to Jesus. Period. He ...
02 April, 2020Many years ago I spent a week visiting the interior of Brazil with a longtime missionary pilot. Just to say, Wilbur and Orville had a sturdier aircraft! I could not get comfortable. I kept thinking the plane was going to crash in the jungle and I’d be gobbled up by piranhas.&...
01 April, 2020I think God is testing the church. By that I mean He is strengthening us. He’s calling upon us to be the people He desires for His church to be. You will remember that when Jesus fed that crowd of 5,000 men plus women and children, the gospel tells us that Jesus tested his follower...
31 March, 2020This isn’t the April we wanted. We wanted spring training. We wanted to go to church on Easter Sunday. We wanted a weekend trip to see the spring flowers. We wanted the Masters golf tournament. I love the Masters. I don’t just like it, I love it! I keep pictures of Amen Corner on my comp...
31 March, 2020I love what Chuck Swindoll always says. That “God is not sometimes sovereign. He is always sovereign.” The challenge that awaits us is to not give in to despair…to not do foolish things, but to trust. The key question that we all need to be asking right now ...
30 March, 2020I’m just checking in to make sure that you are feeding your faith more than you are feeding your fears. You know if you feed your faith, your fears will starve. But if you feed your fears, your faith will. So we have to make an intentional decision during this season of high anxiet...
29 March, 2020There is a story in the Bible about some men in a boat who were caught in the midst of a big storm. They are afraid for their lives. All hope seems lost. But then they call on Jesus who is in the boat with them. He answers their call and speaks peace to the storm. He calms the raging ...
26 March, 2020In times like these, it is easy to let fear grip our hearts. Fear of sickness. Fear of lack. Fear of the unknown. But when fear and anxiety try to plague our every thought, we can remember this one important truth— God is with us. He his with us. He is for us. He lov...
25 March, 2020Everything is changing! Flight schedules are changing. The economy is changing. The school schedule is changing. Changes, everywhere. But what hasn’t changed? God’s love for us. The four most welcome words in the Bible are God is for us. GOD is for us— the unc...
24 March, 2020Everything is being canceled. The NBA games. The NHL games. March Madness. Broadway plays. Flights. Cruises. Cancellations, everywhere! But can I tell you the one thing that has not and WILL not be canceled? God will never cancel his promise to take care of us. Do not interpret the presenc...
23 March, 2020