The Breath of Life

The air which our body requires envelops us. The air of itself seeks to enter our bodies and, for this reason, exerts pressure upon us. It is well known ...

Delight: Beyond Being "Happy"

What is the command associated with being given the desires of our heart? "Delight yourself." The word for "delight" means to be soft ...

Pardon Must Be Accepted

During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, George Wilson, a postal clerk, robbed a federal payroll from a train and in the process killed a guard. The court ...

When He Preaches, They Come

An evangelist is a person with a special gift and a special calling from the Holy Spirit to announce the good news of the gospel. You're an announcer, ...

Gifts Can Be Difficult to Accept

Reader's Digest wrote of the late Harvey Penick: "For 90-year-old golf pro Harvey Penick, success has come late. His first golf book, Harvey ...

Our Example

Thou the Cross didst bear:

What bear I?

Thou the Thorn didst wear:

What wear I?

Thou to death didst dare:

What dare I?

Thou for me dost care:

What care I?

Shine on Me

Every morning for two years I battled with my son Jordan to get him up for school. Everything changed when he left his window shades up at night. In the ...

Communion with God: Two-Way Street

Mary and Joseph, along with both the simple shepherds and the learned Wise Men, show us that communication with the Lord needs two partners: God sends ...

Be Born in Us Today

If Jesus were born one thousand times in Bethlehem and not in me, then I would still be lost.

So Skeptical a Salvation

I had hoped to illustrate the availability of God's gift of salvation. "Whoever wants this beautiful Christmas poinsettia may have it," ...