GOD’S GRACE MINISTRIES: Weigh ourselves in the balances (part 1)

If we judge ourselves, that is to say weigh ourselves according to the word of God, we will not be judged. “If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged” (1st Corinthians 11:31). Understand, God accepts no excuses, we have faith in God and obey God or we do not.

OUT TO PASTOR: From one turkey to another

As a child, my favorite holiday was Christmas, second only to my birthday. These holidays were important because of the gifts I received. Oh, did I look forward to those holidays and all the presents I was going to delight in. And delight, I certainly did to the extreme. Then slowly things changed.

HOPE FOR TODAY: What happens when we refuse to thank God?

The Bible is my favorite book. I love to read it and hear it read. It is filled with compelling stories. One in particular is about a man who had been born with a disability and was unable to walk.

No longer I

PART I “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

OUT TO PASTOR: What’s in a name, anyway?

I cannot express how ecstatic I was when someone gave me a coupon for a free donut. All I had to do was fill out a little survey online and they would send me a code that would guarantee me a free donut.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This one thing we do A.S.A.P.

Good week to all: Welcome to the “front porch.” Aug. 4, 2007, I took a long, meditative walk in the Smoky Mountains. I know, because this column, for better or worse, has kept track of every week of our life – at least, since 1997.

OUT TO PASTOR: Getting old is NOT for sissies

I will not admit to being old, but I am older than I was 10 years ago. Those 10 years have been filled with all kinds of things helping me to get older. I saw an article that said that 60 is the new 40. I have no idea what that means, but I think out in our culture there is an obsession about age.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Building a case for faith

Good week to all: Welcome to the “front porch.” The amazing light of Lee Strobel – the one-time atheist turned believer – will long serve as a testimony to the power of faith.

OUT TO PASTOR: If every dog has its day, I... should be barking

Lately, I have been getting behind in my work schedule. Just when I think I am caught up, I discover something I had forgotten about. I am pretty close to being a master at the “O, I simply forgot about that” excuse. Getting away with it among most people is fine.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: When a young person asks, “Will you help?”

Good week to all: Welcome to the “front porch.” One of the best parts of evangelism is that occasional opportunity to sit down with a young person and hear their story.