October 31 – a Day of Restoration, Not a Day of Darkness

October 31 – a Day of Restoration, Not a Day of Darkness

October 31st has been known as the day of witches, ghosts, and goblins for centuries. Children dress in costumes and go trick or treating. Communities make scare houses and over the last twenty years people decorating the outside of their homes and the front lawn with graveyards and scary creatures has become the rage. Halloween…

Does It Matter If We Sin?

Does It Matter If We Sin?

“Does it really matter? I mean, God loves me and He forgives me. So it doesn’t really matter.” So went the conversation with a young man and woman. They professed faith in Christ and were fairly active in church attendance. They did not understand why it was a big deal that they were sexually active…

I Must Never Forget!

I Must Never Forget!

Having been born in 1948, I am too young to remember first-hand the “Day of Infamy.” But, I have vivid memories of my Uncle Harold talking about Pearl Harbor and how he immediately went to the army recruiter and enlisted. He fought across the Philippians and was in some of the worst battles of those…