I was visiting my kids and grandkids, sitting in a Southern Baptist church one Sunday morning. I attended a Southern Baptist church as a teenager and have always held deep respect for the SBC — loving, faithful people who helped form me. That morning’s service, though, turned out to be unlike any I remembered. The pastor never made it to his sermon. And to be honest, those are often my favorite ...
Everyone Does What Is Right in Their Own Eyes
Living in the Last Days II Thessalonians 2:9–12 has been on my mind lately. That passage speaks directly about the last days—and according to Acts 2:17, we’ve been living in the last days since the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost. Peter said: 17 “‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh…’” Since that day, we’ve been ...
Who is the Holy Sprit and what does He want
I don’t consider myself a theologian. I’ve simply spent most of my adult life trying to know God — reading the Bible, listening to teachers, reading books, praying, and learning what it means to believe. If labels matter, I would describe myself as evangelical. God is the source of all life and existence. Some imagine Him as an unseen force, but I know Him as personal — a Being who wants to be ...
Finding Truth, I was looking
As a young person, I wanted to know how the world works. People fascinated me—especially how they made decisions. That curiosity only deepened through my teen years and never really faded. I came of age in the 1970s, when the Vietnam War hung over everything. Life felt chaotic—protests, psychedelic music, drugs, rebellion. The youth of America seemed to be shaking off every boundary at once. I found ...
Does Mankind Need Unchanging Truth?
Yes. Absolutely. Truth is an idea, not something we can see or touch. It’s made up of things that are real. Truth helps us see clearly and understand how life works. We can’t live well without learning and applying it. For example, people must eat food, drink water, and breathe air to stay alive. That fact can’t be argued. It’s an unchanging truth. Life has many such realities. So, we might ...