Folks, This past week has been a heavy one. I heard about a friend whose sister died suddenly from a heart attack at just fifty-one years of age. Then the very next night came word that a thirteen-year-old cousin had passed away in his sleep. Two sudden losses in such...
You know, I say this so often, and I’ll keep on saying it as long as the Lord gives me breath. I don’t have any denominational beliefs. I don’t believe like the Baptists, I don’t believe like the Pentecostals, and I don’t believe like the Reformed crowd. I simply want...
Is Mothering Sunday (or Mother’s Day) Biblical? A Look at Scripture, History, and Honouring Godly Mothers Well, folks, here we are in the UK with Mothering Sunday coming around again, cards, flowers, family dinners, all that good stuff. And as believers who love the Word of God and want to...
You know, here in the UK, folks get all excited about this thing called Pancake Tuesday, or Shrove Tuesday. They flip pancakes, have family suppers, church events, pancake races… It’s become quite the custom, especially in the Church of England and the Episcopal churches. People enjoy it, and that’s fine...
Well, folks, here we are on Valentine’s Day again. As I was running over Conic Hill last night, thinking about this devotional today, running past the SPAR grocery store in Drymen, the shop is full of hearts and flowers, cards and candy. But let’s take a moment and turn to...
God’s Word on Elam – Past Blessings, Coming Judgment, and Glorious Hope Jeremiah 49:34-39 You know, folks, as we go through the Bible and even in your own reading, we come to these prophecies against the nations, and they remind us that God is sovereign over every kingdom on earth....
Hi folks, in your Bibles, in the book of Romans, chapter 9. Paul, that great apostle, a Jew through and through, says something that always touches my heart. He writes, “I tell the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit,...
Folks, just a few days after the new year, my heart has been heavy yet hopeful for the nation of Venezuela. Just overnight, January 3, news broke across the world: U.S. forces carried out a large-scale military strike in Caracas and beyond. As I watched live online, the explosions rocked...
Hope Rose from the Ashes – The Utah Valley Crusade 10 September 2025, Charlie Kirk was murdered on the campus of Utah Valley University. A single bullet silenced a 31-year-old voice that loved Jesus and loved America. Sixty-seven days later, on Sunday 16 November 2025, the same courtyard was packed...
Listen, folks, I’ve been around the block a few times, and I’ve heard all the sermons, read the articles, and listened to comments like: “Christmas is just Saturnalia with a Jesus sticker on it.” “December 25th was a pagan sun-god birthday.” “Don’t put up a tree – that’s straight outta...