Recently I have the privilege of preaching in a maximum-security prison. It is quite sobering as you go into this kind of prison and you recognize the security measures in place that are necessary for your entrance. Paperwork must be completed long ahead of time. Background checks are conducted on you, and your history reviewed. Personal information is necessary on …

I have a vivid memory of Sunday night church when I was a young boy. Our family never missed a church service. My parents believed the if the doors of the church house were opened, we ought to be there, and we ought to be there early. We lived a good thirty-minute drive from church, so this meant leaving home …