Passage:Matthew 5:13-16 Key verse:“Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” V. 16 (NASB)The phone calls keep coming. There hardly is a day when she does not receive a call from someone whose life he touched. Someone whom he helped when no one was watching. Countless gestures that even his wife was unaware of. Almost five months have gone by since my brother-in-law’s death and we still hear stories of people he Continue Reading
At the Heart of Gossip – my article for Flourish Magazine
Atlanta Constitution Article_Saturday, Nov 3rd
Return to Righteousness, America!
Passage: Psalm 33:11-20Key Verse: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance.” v.12 (NASB)“I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there. I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her fertile fields and boundless forests, and it was not there. I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her rich mines and her vast world commerce, and it was not there. Continue Reading
A Scar Named Grace
“For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.” Psalm 84.11 (NLT) I was gently pressing Vitamin E oil over the bright-red scar on my abdomen. It extended for about 5 inches and it was painful. It hurt to move, to sit down and stand up, to turn around in bed and to take a deep breath. My surgery had only been ten days before and this was the first time I saw the incision. Vanity chimed in and I Continue Reading
The War Against the Name of Jesus
Passage: Acts 4:13-31 Key Verses: “But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” vs. 19-20 (NLT) Pastor Terry Sartain of Charlotte, North Carolina has ministered to police officers and their families for the past seven years. During this time, he has always closed his prayers “in the Name of Jesus”. He can't do that anymore. The police department said that he can still pray, just not in the Continue Reading
