October 2008

Heb 7:25-28 (26) Our attention was riveted on our friend who claimed strange magical powers. Before us on the table was a saucer. Our magical had just poured water into the saucer. After that he picked up the pepper shaker and proceeded to dash pepper on the water. His claim was that he was going […]

1 Cor. 6:9-20 (20) When something or someone is transformed they are radically altered. I remember it well. We were enjoying the fiery message as Ernie Trotter the Irish evangelist preached to the crowd during General Camp and Overland Park, Kansas. The atmosphere was intense as we listened carefully to his proclamation of the gospel.

Heb. 11:1-13 (13) Have you ever been to a foreign country? The only countries that I have been in beside the United States of America include Canada, Mexico, Grand Cayman, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Myanmar (Burma). I had the same experience in all of these foreign countries. Although my visits to these foreign countries were

Zeph 3:14-20 (17) I remember as a small child coming home from school on a particular afternoon. I began to call out to my mother. It seemed that I sensed something was wrong. Something was missing. I sensed an emptiness in the house. I sensed a stark coldness of aloneness. I felt the pang of

1 Tim 6:17-21 (18) I asked myself, \”Has my life ever been enriched by the good works of another?\” Yes, I must say that my life has been enriched. Just by knowing Floyd (Elmer) Lawrence, and watching his life I have been tremendously enriched. Let me try to explain by giving you a thumbnail sketch…

Acts 9:36-42 (36) As the old story goes, a wood cutter became very angry because his wife failed to put salt in his morning porridge. After a heated argument he went to work in a foul mood. Still infuriated he lashed out at a tree with such force that his axe head flew off. At

Isa 62:1-5 (3) Before Merlin became the advisor to King Arthur, he led a war band throughout Briton in an effort to free them from the marauding bands of barbarians. During this time he met the illegitimate son of a neighboring king. The young man was the shame of his father and wished to be

Isa. 62:6-9 (9) I was interested to hear a friend tell how he escaped from bankruptcy. Before this difficult time, his house and 20 acres seemed to be rather insignificant. While he was going through the time, however, these possessions seemed to be rather valuable. More valuable than this was his reputation and his Christian

Isa 62:10-12 (11) While pastoring in Tennessee my wife and I both drove school buses to supplement our income. One morning my wife stopped at a rural intersection. She looked to the left at the distant hill, back to the level stretch on her right and then again to the left before entering the empty

James 2:21-26 (26) …\”For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.\” \”I would not be doing this if it were not for God.\” Have you heard someone make this statement? This is true for Bill as well. His great faith demand good works and his good works