Category Archives: It’s Friday. But Sunday’s Coming!

The story is told about a famous SEC football coach, who was on vacation with his family in a remote area of the Northwest.

One night they decided to go into the little town to see a movie.  When they walked into a theater and sat down, the handful of people applauded. Proudly he thought to himself, “I can’t believe it. People recognize me all the way up here.”  Continue reading →

I can vividly recall my Mom taking communion on Sunday.  I was just a child.  But as I sat next to her I could see tears well up in her eyes.  I could sense the emotion.  I didn’t understand it as a kid, but I knew it was a serious and solemn time.

Tears testify to human emotions.  In times of sadness, suffering, and sorrow.  Tears speak when words fail us.  They convey compassion.  They express the yearning of the Heart.  They communicate the state of the spirit.  They reveal the innermost soul of a person. Continue reading →

Recently Norma Jean and I were in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where Don Patton preaches. His wife, Zynda, gave us a brief “tour” of his in home museum of archaeological discoveries in his journeys to Biblical lands.

Looking at the various rocks, fossils and artifacts that are 2000-4000 years old is fascinating. They each have a story to tell. A record to relate. And a testimony to the accuracy of Scripture.

What if those rocks could literally talk! What an incredible chronicle of history that would be! However, I am reminded of a time when Jesus advanced this idea, if not in reality, at least in hyperbole. Continue reading →

Who was responsible for crucifying Christ?

That question has been debated by theologians, historians, preachers and Christians throughout the ages. Some may think the question is irrelevant after 2000 years. “What difference does it make,” they opine?

However, the issue of Christ’s crucifixion may have greater implications to us today than we initially realized.  Continue reading →