The Issue of Unanswered Prayer

I love to teach and preach on prayer!  My library is filled with books about prayer and I would guess that I read at least one or two articles and blog posts every week on the subject. As any believer would likely know, the Bible is filled with literally dozens of truths and promises related…

New Year’s Goals 2023

It’s that time of year – time for some new year’s resolutions!  Our family discussed those last night in our evening devotions.  One of our kids wants to read more.  Another wants to read through the entire Bible. My Bethlie wants to read more “spiritual” books.  And our list can go on and on.  This…

My 2020 Plea for Revival

We in the USA have enjoyed living in a land that has been blessed by the fruits of truth and righteousness. We are now beginning to see the fruits of its rejection in our culture of anger, immorality, death, and destruction.  Abortion is evil beyond words. Immorality abounds in every form and is readily accepted,…

Thanksgiving Recollections 2019

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year, primarily because it means that Christmas, my favorite time of the year, is very near. We normally spend Thanksgiving at our home in Florida and finish the week by decorating our home for the Christmas season. This year was different because we spent it in…

How my late father-in-law helped his daughter to find a wonderful husband (humor intended)! Part 2

This week Bethlie and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. We have walked together through many stages of life.  Friendship, courtship, and dating (“Dourting” if you put the last two together, according to one my friends!).  Marriage. Newly-weds. Pregnancy and new born babies. Toddlers. Children. Teens and College kids. Successes and failures. Mountaintops and valleys. And now…