Up on the Roof

Occasionally as a child my dad would take me with him to work late on Fridays. Beside my dad’s business was a drive-in movie theater. There was a 8 ft. high wooden fence around the drive-in to keep rascals out. I never did go in and watch a movie but I saw a handful of [...]

The Key Element

John the Baptist was appointed to task while in his mother’s womb.  He came to preach repentance and that there was One coming who was greater than he. Christ even stated that there was none greater than John.  John pointed to Christ and then proclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin [...]

Who Climbs Mountains?

Would you attempt to climb a mountain? Why not? For most of us the thought of starting up the side of some steep, groin pulling, lung-bursting, heart-racing slope is not an option. One reason is because we are so out of shape that it would be absurd, dangerous even. [...]

Can You See

It was a fog-shrouded morning, July 4, 1952, when a young woman named Florence Chadwick waded into the water off Catalina Island. She intended to be the first woman to swim the 21 miles from the island to the California coast. Long-distance swimming was not new to her; she had been the first woman to [...]

We Ain’t Drunk 8/27/2007

Peter had to set the record straight on this matter in Acts 2. He and the other apostles were rumored to have been drunk. Why? They were explaining the Gospel in a way that those who needed it could understand it. That would not normally get them accused of being drunk [...]