Former Congressman and Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp said, “When grade schoolers are encouraged to learn and read about condoms but forbidden to see the Ten Commandments on a classroom wall, something is mighty wrong with education in America. This is… Read More ›
There are some of you who could witness. But you don’t witness because you’re afraid. Some of you could teach. But you don’t teach because you’re afraid. Some of you could sing, but the icy fingers of fear would grip… Read More ›
Most parents would risk their lives unto the death on behalf of their children. Why? Because of their love. And how we ought to love them! Have you ever written a letter to your parents telling them how much you… Read More ›
Matthew 6:7 says, “But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.” I can remember, I’d had a very long, difficult day. I had preached… Read More ›
Jesus said, “If ye love Me, keep My commandments” (John 14:15). Your spiritual train runs on two rails. One is revelation and the other is obedience. If either rail stops, your train stops. That’s why I encourage everyone to have… Read More ›
If your home does not ring with laughter, you’re headed for trouble. Years ago, my wife and I took the children on a road trip. When we started out, one of the back windows was down. I turned the air… Read More ›
Do you know how you measure a dad? By measuring the emotional and spiritual health of his family. Look at his children and you’ll discover what kind of dad he likely is. Psalm 127:4 says, “As arrows are in the… Read More ›
Your mom and dad know far more than you may think they know. You say, “Well, I’m smarter than they are,” or “I have a better education.” That has nothing to do with it. Let me tell you where your… Read More ›
Whether you are young or old, every child can honor his or her parents. You do it by showing respect. Leviticus 19:3 says, “Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep My sabbaths: I am the… Read More ›
Ephesians 5:20-21 says, “Giving thanks always for all things unto God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.” There was a preacher on a train one time… Read More ›
It has been said that one day Napoleon, that archangel of war, was in a war room with some of his generals. They had the maps of the world spread out before them. Napoleon had a pointer and was pointing… Read More ›
The Bible is a narrow book. What do I mean by that? Well, there is no compromise with the Gospel. Far better for you to say 2 + 2 = 5 than to compromise with the Gospel of our Lord… Read More ›
First John 5:10 says, “He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made Him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of His Son.” The… Read More ›
First John 5:9 says, “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.” If you want to believe, you can believe, because… Read More ›
First John 5:9 says, “If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.” All of us receive the witness of men. If… Read More ›
Life is not a problem to be solved; it is a mystery to be lived. And sometimes you have to back off and just simply see the hidden hand of God. Have you ever watched an artist paint? He mixes… Read More ›
One Peanuts comic strip stands out in my mind. Lucy says to Charlie Brown, “Charlie Brown, people put their deck chairs on the cruise ship in different ways. Some people put their deck chairs so they can see where they… Read More ›
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” James 1:5 James 1:5 tells us that if we lack wisdom, we are to… Read More ›
“Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.” – Philippians… Read More ›
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold… Read More ›
“And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” – Deuteronomy 6:7… Read More ›
“Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.” – Philippians 1:6 In Scotland some men were sitting around drinking tea and swapping fishing… Read More ›
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” – Revelation 1:8 A boy was reading a murder mystery one day, and he became… Read More ›
“Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.” – 1 Corinthians 3:18 One day, the great preacher of yesteryear Harry Ironside… Read More ›
“Pray without ceasing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17 You are to pray when you are adding up prices in the grocery store line. You are to pray when you are changing a tire. You are to pray when you are singing… Read More ›
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” – Philippians 4:6 Do you ever worry? Don’t look around and point your finger at someone else. Do… Read More ›
“For thou shalt be His witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.” -Acts 22:15 What is more important in your life today? Seeing your daytime soap opera or asking an unsaved neighbor over for a chance… Read More ›
“Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of His servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God.” – Isaiah 50:10 We… Read More ›
“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” – Psalm 133:1 Do you know what God wants from you today? Reconciliation. That’s far more important than singing in the choir, preaching a sermon, serving… Read More ›
The Bible warns us of pride. This feeling is not of God. Instead, it is from the world. Satan’s pride led to his fall from grace (Ezekiel 28). We should examine our hearts daily to see if pride has wiggled… Read More ›