Les Mandeville

The other day I read a statement that was peculiar. The statement went something like this, “If an atheist does acts that are kind, loving and generous, (because it is just who they are), are not their actions at least as kind, loving and generous as a religious person who does them out of service to God?” Can you be a good person separate and apart from God? I believe that we are all created in the image of God. In Genesis, God said that His creation, mankind, was very good. Then God gave...

Bob sat on a bench across from the courthouse deep in his thoughts.  He was there to find his father.  He had never met him, but he had heard many wonderful things about him. He longed to know his father. As he wondered how he could find him, a man came up to him and asked if he were lost.  Bob responded with his story.  After listening intently, the man said, “I know how to get to your father’s place.”  He proceeded to give him instructions. You go left on A street and then take a right on...

Be Angry vs Sin not “Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun set on your anger.”  (Ephesians 4:26) . The “Be angry” part of this verse is easy to achieve.  After having some work done at my house recently and being charged what I thought was an outrageous amount-- much more than the initial quote, I felt myself dealing with anger. The peace that lay within me was shattered, the adrenalin got to flowing, and my mind got to going. The next thing I knew, a full-blown case of anger had...

How many of us have any idea the depths of God’s forgiveness? In June of 1983, a young woman named Karla Faye Tucker savagely murdered a couple as they slept.  She was convicted and sentenced to death. While in prison, she stole a Bible and began to read it. Karla cried out to Jesus for forgiveness and received Him as her Lord and Savior. God began a work in her life that was evident to all who knew her.  Many well-known Christian and national leaders petitioned the Texas governor for her...

The robe of Christ represents His glory and Christ's covering over you in love and forgiveness.