Abraham is one of the Bible’s spiritual giants. Indeed, several different religions trace their spiritual roots back to “Father Abraham.” Called by God to leave his homeland and go out to a place he knew nothing about, Abraham obeyed. The author of Hebrews says ”he went out, not knowing where he was going” (Heb. 11:8).… Read More »
Hope for Dry Bones
As a preacher for 50 years, I have preached to audiences of all sorts and kinds. I have preached to some people who seemed uninterested, and some who ent to sleep. I even had one lady die in a service. (I hope the sermon wasn’t that bad!) But no preacher faced a more impossible task… Read More »
Fishing Too Near the Shore
You can always tell a fisherman-but you can’t tell him much! They are, I have discovered, a unique group of folks who have their own ideas as to how you catch a fish. The trouble is that most of them know what they are talking about. Our Lord, you may recall, surrounded Himself with… Read More »
Antidote for Worry
Based on the emphasis our Lord gave it, many people must have a problem with worry or anxiety. It seems as if He was always warning against it, and one of the clearest examples is to be found in the closing words of Matthew 6. In these verses Jesus identifies those things people worry about,… Read More »
When You Need Directions
Men have a reputation for refusing to ask directions, even when they are lost. In all honesty, I believe this “rumor” was originally expressed by a wife that had probably been riding for three hours in the wrong direction! Realizing that we would need directions from time to time, God gave us some basic ones… Read More »
In the Beginning…
The first four words of the Bible provide us with the key to understandingthe rest of it. Those four words are: “In the beginning God…” Interestingly enough, the Bible at no time tries to prove the existence ofGod. It begins with a rather basic assumption God is and always hasbeen. If we can accept this… Read More »
