Saved Alone

This past week I have been discouraged. Tired of the constant barrage of "bad news" around the world from the pandemic to the protesters to the riots. Conflicting reports of what happens, who said what, predictions of both good and bad in the economy. It's been getting to me, along with some personal trials and … Continue reading Saved Alone

DOES Jesus Care??

2020 has been a year of questions, and most of them are about the pestilence that is walking the entire world, crossing all the boundaries that make us all different on the outside. But the disease affects us all the same way, that is, the biological process that is the infection does not differ from … Continue reading DOES Jesus Care??

Morality

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, that great Russian historian and philosopher, said when people asked him what was "...the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: ‘Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.’” He had heard older … Continue reading Morality

Anxiety

I've got a confession to make. I'm tired. Physically, mentally, spiritually; how many ways can you be tired? And all of these lead to emotional fatigue. It's not a good place to be.Seems to be a part of the human existence. Inevitable. Someone said the only sure things in this life are death and taxes.Nope. Not … Continue reading Anxiety

The Best Campaign Sign

Sampey Memorial Baptist Church in Ramer, Alabama has sent out over 6,200 of these signs to nine states and dozens of cities. "We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield." "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by … Continue reading The Best Campaign Sign

Bear Hunting

The story goes about a man who was bear hunting and had hired a local guide. They saw a big bear over on the next hill, within range, and the guide said "Take your shot." The man did so, and wounded the bear, which turned and ran straight at the hunters in a roaring rage. … Continue reading Bear Hunting

Abounding in Hope

A story was sent to me about a man who was imprisoned during Napoleon's reign. While sulking in his dungeon one day, he etched on the wall the words "Nobody Cares". A few weeks later, through a crack in the dungeon floor, a little green shoot sprang forth, reaching toward the tiny ray of sunlight … Continue reading Abounding in Hope

Pain and Suffering

In my first round of college at Southwest Baptist University, I took a January-term class called "Pain and Suffering." It was a philosophy class that filled the requirement in that area. The professor, a PhD -- and try as I might, I cannot recall his name -- carefully guided us along the Biblical teachings on … Continue reading Pain and Suffering