Warning! This article contains the name “Jesus” and might be offensive to some who read it.” O.K., now that you have been warned, I will continue by asking the question, “What happened to America?” Where did we go wrong? I remember starting the day in school by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and then saying [...]
I really like the scripture Romans 8:28 that says: “We know that all things work together for good, to those who love the Lord.” But if we stop and think about that for a minute…do all things work together for good? Or, to ask it another way, are all things good? Of course not. Not [...]
A recent Gallup Poll shows that 94 percent of Americans believe in God or a universal spirit. However, if you look at the scriptures and then look at our culture, it is plainly obvious that nowhere near 94 percent actually know God. When I first met my Beth (my wife) I really didn’t like her [...]
Billy came running home and yelled to his dad, “Daddy, Johnny’s father has a list of all the other fathers he can beat up and your name is at the top of the list.” “It is, huh?” replied his dad. “Where does Johnny’s dad live?” “About four houses down on the left.” So Billy’s dad [...]
If you are familiar with the book of Nehemiah, and I asked you what the teaching of the book was, you’d probably respond, “Nehemiah and the re-building of the wall around Jerusalem.” Most people would. But it’s not. Nehemiah is about God building a people — God’s people. For almost 200 years, God’s word, God’s [...]
I have been preaching through the Book of Nehemiah on Sunday morning. It’s about God’s appointed man at God’s appointed time doing God’s appointed work — the work of re-building the wall around Jerusalem. We have seen that Nehemiah, even though he was God’s appointed man, received criticism from those he lived and worked with. [...]
In Mark 3:25, Jesus tells us: “A house divided against itself, cannot stand.” Sooner or later, each of us will face conflict. It is inevitable. There are two types of conflict: external and internal. External conflict results from criticism. When Nehemiah was rebuilding the wall, he was criticized by those who did not want the [...]
Everyone of us have had, are having or will have problems in life. I know that’s not too encouraging. But it is the truth. There are two other truths about having problems. The devil will tell you that you can’t work things out. If your marriage is bad, he will tell you it stinks and [...]
