Exodus 20:15: “You shall not steal.” Again, the command seems cut and dried, but the Bible talks about stealing in more ways than one. ...

Am I willing to accept help ? Have you ever been offered help by someone, help you really did not need , but nonetheless you accepted it?...

“But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. Then Saul, who...

Trying to establish rules with sons that won't listen and have never been required to abide by codes of conduct has been one of the...

“For I told him that I would judge his family forever because of the sin he knew about; his sons blasphemed God, and he failed to...

"You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. "(Exodus 20:16, NIV) Lying, deceiving, not telling the whole truth,...

“ I pray that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe...

“You shall not commit adultery.” (Exodus 20:14, NIV) There are three things preachers rarely speak of from the pulpit: Money, death and...

As one gets older, the more sad news you hear or read of someone you knew and loved passing away. Eventually, if I live long enough, all...

By the time you read this short devotion, much has happened that may have changed our country. There is great angst, sorrow and anger...

“Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over...

Right after Moses died, Joshua took over and led the Israelites into the promised land. God told them to wipe out all the other nations...

The Fifth Commandment “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you”...

The Third Cairn One night, several years ago, I was struggling with the some very severe challenges in my life and my ministry at our...

The Fourth Commandment “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is...

The Second Cairn... I was on a plane at the Greensboro, NC airport ready to head to several meetings in Philadelphia many years ago. I...

When I first attended seminary at the old Wake Forest Campus, I was blessed to attend on a scholarship I never really deserved. But that...

What am I to do when my best efforts seem to not bring about the results I had hoped for?  What should I think when it appears that I...

The Third Commandment “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his...

One of the heroes of the Bible is Joshua—a great man of faith and obedience. The only mistake I can find recorded in the Bible about...