Scottish pastor George Matheson (1842-1906) has a great deal to teach us about thorns and thanks. A popular preacher who overcame a handicap I’ll explain in a moment, he once said, “My God, I have never thanked Thee for my ‘thorn!’ I have thanked Thee a thousand times for…
Remember, the LORD is coming soon. —Philippians 4:5b Paul shares this apocalyptic zinger just after having shared this verse for those who love to cheer for God: “Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! (Philippians 4:4)” Some wonder why Paul stands firm in the…
I shared with a ninth-grade teacher whose school district in southcentral Florida is 50% red and 50% blue that I was writing this column. “Hold up!” he said, flagging caution right up front. “A lot of people are still hot politically. It’s not time. You should chill.” About chills, you…
Legend has it that we should deck the halls and tote the red and green splendor of Christmas out after Thanksgiving. Most of us remember the rush and the merriment of our childhood Christmases appearing far later than what we see now, which are lit, artificial trees, blow-up…
His sons used to take turns hosting parties in their homes, always inviting their three sisters to join them in their merrymaking. When the parties were over, Job would get up early in the morning and sacrifice a burnt offering for each of his children, thinking, “Maybe one of…
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. —Ephesians 2:10 NKJV I was once told that worship with me as pastor was like a pep rally. This comment came to me indirectly. It was not…
I get it. We still don’t know—officially. The results of the Presidential election are not complete. But we will know this in time. Someone will win. Someone will lose. But does someone have to lose? Ah, I hear it now. The soft left is making another case why every…
