Cavin Harper

Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed… Luke 12:15 The line stretched to the far end of the shopping mall and around the corner as more than 1500 people waited for the doors to open. At the appointed hours the madness erupted. Hundreds of salivating shoppers pushed and shoved their...

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. Psalm 106:1 Millions of people will gather with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day to feast and watch football or whatever it is you do on Thanksgiving. When the festivities over, how much real thanksgiving will have been...

Looking for a meaning gift to give to your grandchildren or adult children this Christmas season? Perhaps your family is wondering what to give you for Christmas. A good book always makes a great gift. Add some good reading to your gift list this year. To help you find some good books for your...

“One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of Your mighty acts.” Ps. 145:4 Why do so many parents take a “hands-off” approach to matters of faith when it comes to their children? Many Christian parents demonstrate more concern about being politically correct and tolerant...

“And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things.”2 Peter 1:15 When my grandparents passed away, so did most of the stories of their lives and my heritage. While I still had the imprinted memories of the times we did have and the faith...

Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a willing party to his death. Proverbs 19:18 Every child needs a father, yet nationwide it is estimated that more than 35% of today’s children have no father in their lives. According Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship, more than 60 percent...

I was privileged to serve almost thirteen years alongside a truly godly, gracious man of God unlike any other I have ever known—Robert C. Frederich. He was my pastor and colleague at Galilee Baptist Church in Denver, Colorado before returning to his roots in Maine. In February of this year, Bob...

“If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it…but even if He does not, we want you to know…” Daniel 3:17-18 Charles Krauthammer, a non-religious Jew writing in a 1998 Time magazine article, wrote that “every manner of political argument is ruled legitimate...

Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth;give me an undivided heart that I may fear Your name. Psalm 86:11 Several weeks ago we looked at the ten percent unshakable belief factor that determines what belief system a particular society adopts. Over the course of civilized human...

"I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received." Ephesians 4:1 Have you seen the t-shirt that reads, Grandpa’s To-Do List:1) Load up grandkids with sugar; 2) Send them home? While it is humorous, this caricature of grandparenting is, sadly, more accurate than we should be...

"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." (2 Timothy 1:7) I wonder how many Christian grandparents today could be described as audacious (bold, fearless, uninhibited, inventive). I run into many grandparents who are intimidated and...

KEY #2: A COMMITMENT TO FERVENT PRAYER Could you not keep watch with me for one hour? (Matt. 26:40) Today our nation is focused on remembering the thousands of innocent lives lost in the events of September 11, 2001. Ten years ago today four planes hijacked by terrorists forever altered our view...