You and I are living in a harrowing day when 1/3 of all American families break up in divorce. Only one out of fifty among church members actually break up in divorce. And only one out of five hundred where both parents read the Bible and pray. Listen to Lennard Darbee here: Now, that suggests … Read more
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
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.
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
My friend, are you only a ten percent Christian? Now this starts of course, with tithing. But it goes far deeper than that. Years ago, a dear old lady in the church that I pastored came to me all upset. She said our preachers today are preaching the doctrine of tithing. But, she said, it … Read more
