Psalm 19 begins this way: The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge.   There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard.   Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun,   Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.

A recent study revealed that 80% of American adults have never read the Bible through. We may hope that in our churches, that statistic is better--but I doubt very much. In conversations with professing Christians, I find the lack of understanding of fundamental doctrines and Biblical stories shocking. There is a cure--READ YOUR BIBLE! There are several issues. We do not read much--of anything. Our government schools have been better at indoctrination with secularism than edu

Since last we met, yours truly turned 70!  Yet, God has blessed me with enough manual dexterity and mental acuity to maintain ministerial activity. No grass grows under my feet! Maybe it will be said of me what was declared of the late Dr. Johnnie Tiller--who preceded me as pastor at Pole Creek: “He will make heaven, if he doesn’t run past it!”   This summer I completed my fourth year of teaching Biblical Counseling at Fruitland Baptist Bible College. For the first time I was