A love story made in heaven: God and you

The way we view or think about God can shape our relationship with Him.

The Mark of the Beast?

[The beast]…forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,  so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name” (Rev 13:16-17).  A 2007 NBC video has resurfaced on the Internet and is making…

I want to be a crab for Jesus

Joe came into my church office in south Louisiana many years ago just to say hello. Before he left, he handed me the plastic, souvenir key chain that was about the size of a coffee can lid. It looked like the type of large key ring that you would get when you wanted to use the restroom at a public service station and they wanted to make sure…

Keeping “X” in “Xmas”

Although I don't always do it, I don’t mind saying "XMAS". Here's why:

Prayer in a word: intimacy

Here’s a typical scenario. The morning alarm goes off—for the third time. You know that you can’t hit the snooze alarm again. You are already late. Something in your morning routine will have to go. Although you know you shouldn’t, you decide that you just don’t have time for your morning devotion of prayer and Bible reading.…