The bank teller said, “We do not accept printed checks with manual corrections.”  What?  How is that such a big deal?  I had gone to the bank to deposit a check, which had been printed from a computer program, but with the wrong date.  Before I received the check, a manual (almost imperceptible) correction had been made on the date to make…

Whether you’re single or married, the question is for you—got a date this weekend? Those who are in the “dating” or “courting” stage may do more to impress their date than us old married folks, but we all still put our best foot forward when going out.  We will put on clean clothes (might even take a shower).  We will comb our…

The question, “Did Jesus say, ‘Amen,’” is rather interesting. We know that He concluded the Lord’s prayer with “Amen,” but is that the only time He ever used the word? We use the word often and it is such an encouragement to preachers when that response comes from the audience—I really miss Ephriam Davis! Did Jesus say, “Amen,” at other times? It…

So what’s your purpose in life? Some have made a “bucket list” of all the things they want to do before they “kick the bucket.” If you had such a list, what is the one thing above all else on it? May I suggest that at the top of everyone’s list should be the determination to make their mission in life identical…

There are two individuals in the Bible of whom it is said they “walked with God.” Many know the first one—Enoch. The second one is Noah. What is the character of one who walks with God? Perhaps the answer is found, in part, in Psalm 15. This psalm begins by asking the question, “Who may dwell in Your holy hill?” The answer…

The unchanging nature of God is the foundation of our faith. We do not serve a Master whom we might view as “the way He used to be.” Nor can He be viewed in “the way He will be.” James describes Him as the “Father of lights, with whom there is no variation” (James 1:17). He truly is the I AM. He…

Because we live in a material world, it is so easy to be overcome by materialism. It is “things” which make our lives easier, but “things” can so easily become our master. The Bible is filled with admonitions about this danger. The wisest man who ever lived was Solomon. He was also one of the wealthiest of his day and understood so…

We must never forget just how much God loves us. It is not because we are loveable or have ever done anything to obligate His attention to us. In fact, the opposite is true. He loved us long before we were ever His children. These truths are emphasized by Paul in the book of Romans. In the first chapter he described the…