For years there was a large sign on one of the major highways of San Antonio that read, “God loves you no conditions apply!” At first glance any Christian might think this is appealing because it highlights two great truths of Scripture, God’s love and God’s grace. It is absolutely true that if it were not for the glorious love of God no person would be saved. God’s love is wonderful. It is essential to see God’s love in the cross and see the price of our salvation. God’s love is also unconditional in that He did not love us […]

I have thought many times how thankful we should be that we don’t know our immediate future. God has so designed things that we have no assurance of tomorrow in our life now, but we have a built-in sense of hope and expectation that tomorrow will be better than today. What is reality? If we continue to live, all of us will face difficult situations. We will lose family and friends to disease and death. We will hear news from a doctor that we have such and such terrible disease. We will see loved ones and most likely ourselves involved […]

1 Corinthians 2:1-2 are among my favorite convicting verses. It reads: “And when I came to you, brethren, I did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” Why do I consider this so special? This was Paul’s inner attitude to what was most important to him. Yes, he was an apostle and had a special calling, but I am looking beyond that to his priority that applies to all of us in whatever God has called us to do. […]

A few times a week I briefly look at the news. Just a quick glance at it is troubling from the standpoint of righteousness and truth. If I linger long on it, I find it making inroads into my anxiousness. Everywhere a person can turn there are mounting problems which all result from the sinfulness of mankind and wrong decisions. In contrast I was thinking about one of the most precious verses of Scripture in all the Bible. Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is […]