I was shocked, confused, bewildered as I entered Heaven’s door,

Not by the beauty of it all,  nor the lights or its decor.

But it was the folks in Heaven  who made me sputter and gasp–

the thieves, the liars, the sinners,  the alcoholics and the trash.

There stood the kid from seventh grade who swiped [...]

While studying Luke 14:15-24 I wondered, “Why do we wait for affliction to become humble?”  This passage  contains one of the banquet parables.  Here the noble man invites friends to the banquet but they all refuse, claiming to have more important things to do.   They were decent events but let’s realize that they are [...]

I recently got an email asking about  the online publication of the Sinaticus. It presents an important reminder as to why you can be confindent in the scriptures you have today despite the questions thrown out in this article about the Sinaiticus.
The Codex Sinaiticus is a legitimate copy of the scriptures.
For the most part the [...]

Poem of the Blasphemer
The greatest gift at the greatest price
Packaged and delivered
At the cost of blood and bleeding,
Tears and weeping
Mocking and beating.
The gift was carried through a life of being misunderstood,
Of name calling and ridicule,
And false accusations.
In the end it was carried to a false trial,
A false jury,
And a false charge.
It was carried while blindfolded.
It [...]

Look at these three verses.
“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters. (Luke 11:23 NIV)
“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. (Matthew 25:41 NIV)
For he [...]

“Hope,” Do you have it this spring? Hope. I pray you do and I pray it extends beyond hope because of your present circumstances. I pray that you have the kind of hope that moves beyond the temporary and lasts for eternity. “We continually remember before our God and Father your work [...]