Devotional

By now, everyone on the planet must know that the Rev. Billy Graham has passed on. Notice that I didn't say that he has died. After all, Billy himself indicated that someday we would hear of his death - and…

It's Sunday evening and I am counting down the hours until it's officially Feb. 19th. For I have thought about this day since I was a little boy. Sixty-five seemed so old at the time and now that I am…

As is my usual custom, I went shopping for yellow roses for Janet to celebrate Valentine's Day. I know that red roses are supposed to be the color for love - and that yellow signifies friendship, but Janet has always…

One week from tomorrow, on Feb. 19th, I will celebrate my 65th birthday. We are having family around to help mark the occasion and we even have Janet's sisters and several others coming in from out of town. As happens…

A good friend of mine, Dave, seems to enjoy life more than almost anyone else I know. He just lives life to the fullest and rarely have I seen him publicly have a "down" day. Whatever seems to be going…

Janet and I are big fans of the Hallmark Channel. In case your aren't familiar with the programming, Hallmark floods the channel with "feel-good movies" that are designed to have you walk away with a smile on your face and…

I have recently been thinking about the times in my life when God has undeniably showed up. When I was in seminary, there was an adage that reminded us that if we didn't feel close to God, then we should…

I was reading a post on Facebook, written by a friend of mine, who has just suffered the loss of his father. Randy's father has struggled with dementia for the last six years; he finally succumbed about a week ago…

With the death of Dr. Don Campbell, President Emeritus of Dallas Theological Seminary, last week, I decided to go back and listen to several of his sermons. After all, he was a terrific preacher and in his later years, even…

Earlier this week, Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) lost one of the giants of the faith when Dr. Donald Campbell, President Emeritus of the school, passed away. He, as well as Dr. Dwight Pentecost and Dr. Stanley Toussaint, a first cousin…