Considering the most important decision ever made, we might think it is the decision to accept Christ, to give Him rule over our lives. This isn’t necessarily wrong. But ONE decision has been made to precede all decisions; that is GOD’S decision to have mercy. We can almost hear the decision-making process in the heart [...]

“Almost you persuade me to be a Christian. ” (Acts 26:28 ) 
  
There is no sadder statement than to say as King Agrippa to Paul: he almost was persuaded to believe. We can assume the process went no further than what is recorded in Scripture.
 
What does it mean to “almost” believe? We know no one can create [...]

At the tail end of the summer, an often-repeated picture was meaningful to me. It involved the continual overstepping of what was desirable for our children at bedtime. The ideal was ending each hot day at a good bedtime, teeth brushed, showered and calm at heart. But the exception became the norm with late night [...]