Jul 14, 2019 | Sunday Morning
A few years ago, in Manila, Philippines, a devout Roman Catholic named “Mendosa” was “crucified.” He had been fasting and praying for more than a week, constantly encouraged by his priest. On what is commonly called “Good Friday,”...
Jul 7, 2019 | Sunday Morning
This message was ignited by an article in the “Institution of Creation Research” magazine “Acts and Facts.” It was written by Brian Thomas, who has a PhD in paleobiochemistry from the University of Liverpool. That article was entitled...
Jun 30, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Knowing basically what I’d find I looked up the word “tolerance” in my biggest dictionary. It had six definitions, and three of those were a bit more fine-tuned into sub-definitions. It also listed about two dozen synonyms – including words like...
Jun 23, 2019 | Sunday Morning
I was reading Spurgeon the other day when I ran across these words. “It is a marvel that any man should be a Christian at all…” When we come to understand the depth of our wickedness – our sinfulness – it is incredible that God should save us. And...
Jun 9, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Despite all our technological gadgets, our toys, the entertainment industry, including sports, and an army of psychiatrists with all their drugs, we live in the midst of millions of very sad people. Despite all the casinos, comedians and carnivals, death still...
Jun 2, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Have you ever noticed how many maritime songs are in our hymnals? I googled the question and the list given to me had 156 nautical hymns, some of which we still sing. “Let the Lower Lights be Burning,” “Pilot Me,” “Sail on.”...
May 12, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Modern Mother’s Day was first observed in 1908 at the request of Anna Jarvis of Grafton, West Virginia. It was not the affair that it is today. Anna asked her Methodist pastor to hold a service in memory of the deceased mothers of their church. It happened to...
May 5, 2019 | Sunday Morning
This morning I want to return to a text from which I preached only 2½ years ago. That was a textual message presented with the intention of bring glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. We looked at Christ’s creative power, His sympathetic heart, and His undeniable glory....
Apr 28, 2019 | Sunday Morning
I trust that no one has any doubt whether or not I believe God that raised this little boy from death into life. There is no question but that He did. It took place exactly as it is described here, even though we don’t have some of the smaller details. That being...
Apr 21, 2019 | Sunday Morning
On this one day of the year, most of Christendom celebrates the RESURRECTION of Christ. I hope that many of those people also take time to remember the death and burial of the Lord as well. The death, burial and resurrection of Christ go together – they are a...
Apr 14, 2019 | Sunday Morning
There have been two periods in my life when I was regularly involved in a radio ministry. The most recent was in Deming, NM, where I had a 15 minute live broadcast on the small local station. It was early each Sunday morning, and I brought a brief devotional or...
Apr 7, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Of the 350 million people in this country, there are probably 200 million sports fans. But under that large category there are thousands of subdivisions, and then there are degrees within those subdivisions. Some fans are rabid and radical, while others have a...
Mar 31, 2019 | Sunday Morning
Over the years, one of the joys of Family Camp has been the arrival of an annual meteor shower. Several times, Judy and I walked to the top of the hill above camp, laid down on our backs, turned off our flash lights and watched the streaks of light flashing across...
Mar 24, 2019 | Sunday Morning
No matter what the world throws at us, to be a Christian, and to live the life of a Christian, far surpasses any earthly opportunity or possibility. Those Christians being slaughtered by Muslims in Africa and Asia may live short, painful and fearful lives, but they...
Mar 17, 2019 | Sunday Morning
In my last 2 messages, I have been trying to consider some of the blessed privileges we have as Christians. Peter first mentions unbelievers – the “disobedient” – and then compares them to God’s people. “But YE are a chosen generation, a royal...
