I’ve seen it happen and it always breaks my heart. A woman falls in love with a man. After a period of time, he begins to abuse her. Perhaps it doesn’t happen until after marriage. Perhaps it happens before. He...Continue reading
Author: Michael Gifford
The Truth about Baptism in Colossians 2:11-12
There is a powerful passage in the second chapter of Colossians that clearly demonstrates the fact that baptism is immersion in water for the forgiveness of sins. Having just pointed out to the Christians in Colosse that they were complete...Continue reading
The Greatest Ever
He was the greatest president this nation had ever seen. His wisdom was unsurpassed. He did not need anyone on his payroll to “spin” what he said because he was an honest person. People trusted him when he spoke because...Continue reading
More Desirable than Great Wealth
Fire, Water and Reputation went for a walk together. During their journey, Water asked, “Suppose we should get separated. How will we find each other again?” Fire replied, “It will be easy to find me. Just look for smoke.” Water...Continue reading
The Apple
How many of you figured that, based on its title, this article was going to be about the Garden of Eden? Doubtless, for centuries the apple has been maligned in story and song as that fruit which Eve plucked, ate,...Continue reading
“Is the Gospel, as God Gave it, Adapted to Man, as God Made Him?”
Over 80 years ago, N. B. Hardeman stood before a standing room only crowd in the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee and delivered a series of Gospel sermons that is still renowned for its scriptural soundness and spiritual depth. One...Continue reading
By What Authority?
"Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was teaching, and said, By what authority are You doing these things? And who gave You this authority?" (Matthew 21:23)....Continue reading
We Are Going Down the Valley
The longer I live, the more I see friends of mine walk through the valley of the shadow of death and proceed into eternity. It’s a walk that each of us will one day take unless the Lord returns in...Continue reading
“I Hope That Maybe I’ll Be Lucky Enough to Go to Heaven”
How certain are you of your salvation? Can you at this very moment say with all confidence, "I am saved and if I were to die today I would be with the Lord in eternity"? Some cannot say that because...Continue reading
The One Constant
In a world of uncertainty, there is one constant, namely, God. He is eternal (Psalm 90:2), which means He was in existence before the world began. He was there in the beginning of the world, He Himself being the creator...Continue reading