Monthly Archives: September 2018

Sometimes an image is the best way to communicate. Billy Graham uses an old farmhouse kitchen to convey his thoughts in his book The Holy Spirit. At my age, I still remember my Grandmother Carter’s kitchen, the old fashioned deep … Continue reading →

In Ephesians 5: 18 Paul writes “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” As people grow older, they have a tendency to look back on life and wonder why things … Continue reading →

One of the biggest goals of the Christian life is victory of the Spirit over the flesh and a change of life, which manifests itself in righteous living before God. But Billy Graham says the works of the flesh are … Continue reading →

We live in a society that believes in human effort.* The love of human effort can be seen as a siren song that has become a “brain worm”, you know, one of those tunes you hear on the radio or … Continue reading →

Flesh… Billy Graham* takes the word flesh and plays with it. He says we need to drop off the h and reverse the rest of the word. What you have in his new arrangement is the word self. Some would … Continue reading →

“We are being progressively sanctified—to spiritual maturity—to bear the family likeness of His Son. Remember that Jesus Christ was perfect—and we are to strive for perfection.…Christians, day by day, week by week, and month by month, are told to walk … Continue reading →

Have you ever been around someone who seemed to be truly visionary? I tend to be what I would call practical, I guess. I may have a vision from time to time, but I quickly jump from vision to execution, … Continue reading →

    “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out” John 1: 5. I have been reading the book of John and the more I read it, the more I see the saving message … Continue reading →

  When I have sinned, deep down I know that I did it. I felt the pull of temptation. I responded at some point willed to sin. At some point I said “Yes” to the devil as he tempted me … Continue reading →

“Now you have become aware of the basic problem in the Christian’s life, the struggle with sin.” [Pastor Billy Graham, 93].* Just yesterday, I tried to exhort myself to stay strong, to avoid the things I do that are bad, … Continue reading →