Episode 2: Holier Than Thou

As a little fellow I was very very fortunate in having ga mother who was an outstanding Christian, so that even as a little child I believed the Bible stories. I never had any difficulties with Jonah and the whale, nor the story of Daniel and the lion’s den, nor of Jesus walking on the … Read more

“Today as we discuss the matter of faded dreams, our text is found in Ecclesiastes 1:14-15. 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.15That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

One day, a stranger came to my door asking if I were interested in spiritual things. I said, “You’ve come to the right door. I am an evangelist  “Oh,” he said, “So, you’re a preacher! Sir, do you preach the kingdom?”  I said, “Yes, I do. I wonder if you know anything about it.”  In … Read more

Several years ago, we were driving past Crystal Lake Gospel Park on the outskirts of Portland, where I had been the camp meeting speaker for a number of years. Now Raymond T. Richie, the famed deliverance minister was there. I had ministered for him in his church in Houston, so I said to my wife, … Read more