Category Archives: July 2025

A few days ago, at a warehouse shopping center, as I was approaching rows of shopping carts to pull one loose for my wife and myself to use as we made our way from aisle to aisle inside the huge store, a lady who was approaching the same rows of carts reached her cart first.Continue reading “On Being Kindly Affectioned”

Text: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Phil. 4:13 This is an oft-quoted verse from the pen of the apostle Paul, a God-called missionary who was put into situations that, apart from the grace of God, would have destroyed the man, his mission, and ministry. His opposition was fierce, but hisContinue reading “You And Your Abilities”

John and Rose Aker I am posting on this “You and God” blog today a devotional by a dear friend of mine, John Aker, whose writings have blessed and encouraged me for many years. John has had a storied life, including time in a monastery (before his conversion) as a young adult preparing for theContinue reading ““Inside the Eastern Gate.””

At about the time of the Great Depression, a woman attempted to deal with her unwanted pregnancy by what has been called a “back alley” abortion. She botched the attempt, and somewhere in New York City a baby girl, named Beverly, was born, the only child of a blind mother and blind father. The motherContinue reading ““Take Over My Life!””

In May of 2024, when Dr. Joshua Crockett was named sixth president of Bob Jones University, I welcomed that news with excited satisfaction that, as I had predicted, nay-sayers who seemed to be preparing an “obituary” for my alma mater would have to put to rest their eulogies. Many were prognosticating that BJU would notContinue reading “Bob Jones University”

At about the time of the Great Depression, a woman attempted to deal with her unwanted pregnancy by what has been called a “back alley” abortion. She botched the attempt, and somewhere in New York City a baby girl, named Beverly, was born, the only child of a blind mother and blind father. The motherContinue reading ““Take Over My Life!””