…and other excuses We are full of excuses: The devil made me do it. My friends pressured me. I had other obligations. I didn’t have time. I took a dare. I worship God in nature. I would be embarrassed to do that. The church roof would cave in If I ...

Some have asked, “Why doesn’t God reveal Himself more obviously in everyday life?” But God does reveal Himself, and He has revealed Himself. God communicates to believers and unbelievers in an observable and understandable way. First, He reveals Himself through Creation. The most obvious and easily observable way is in ...

Psalm 119:75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. We had prayed for healing. My wife of 53 years was in the early morning of her fifth day in the hospital. Since she had previously survived other severe events in ...

Walking home from second-grade school was a frightening experience. I had a sickening feeling in my stomach. I wished I could fly over the troublesome streets and be immediately home. Three or four boys, bigger and older than me, thought their mission was to make me miserable. If they saw ...

I’m proud to be an American. It is only by the grace of God that I am here. I am very thankful. Do I take the blessings of this country for granted and have a ho-hum attitude about them? On TV, in magazines, and books, I have learned how some ...