Four Responses to a Life Trial

Legal shows are very popular. One of my favorite was ‘Matlock’. It was a TV series about a criminal defense lawyer (Andy Griffith) who would visit the crime scene, scope out the clues everyone had missed, and dramatically reveal the real criminal (usually a killer) at...

How To Stop Worry

Worry. We all do it. It’s been said, ‘Worry does not take away tomorrow’s troubles. It takes away today’s peace.” In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, he speaks about worry in Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus said we worry about life (Matt. 6:25)...

No is Not Enough – Thoughts on Fasting

Fasting is an exercise in self-denial and self-discipline to abstain from food. Going without food or drink for any period of time is a form of fasting. “Breakfast” means to ‘break a fast.’ Many ancient pagans believed that demons could enter the body through...

How to do BIG THINGS for GOD

  In May 1966 Jerry Falwell graduated from Baptist Bible College. 60 years later, his son, Jonathan, came for a visit. He is the 2016 commencement speaker of BBC. Jonathan let us know of a time when he visited BBC campus with his dad. They went to his old dorm...

What happens at the Judgment Seat of Christ?

Though we may be eager to be with Jesus in Heaven, we need to make sure we are ready. We should live our lives to please Him. Because of Paul’s confidence in God, he was not afraid of suffering and trials, or even dangers.  He was willing to ‘lose his life’ for the...