By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.10/08/2021Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. (Proverbs 27:2)I had the pleasure of speaking at a Pastor's Conference in Orlando some time ago that was attended by several hundred pastors from around the country, and even a few from around the world. I say pleasure because indeed it was edifying and challenging to hear some of ...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.01/13/2020What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ. (Philippians 3:8, NIV)Recently I came across one of those widely circulated emails that lists all of the things that have changed in the world over the past fifty years,...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson08/08/2021He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet. (Proverbs 27:7)My family loves to play games.  Board games, card games, group games...it doesn't matter what kind...if there is competition involved, we love it!  Years ago I recall playing a game of Go Fish with my son, Landry, who was about eight years old at the time.  It is quite entertain...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.02/23/2022A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth. (Proverbs 17:24)Teaching a teenager how to drive poses a number of challenges. In the first place, many of the skills we use for driving are instinctive or intuitive and come with practice. For example, you cannot teach a first-time driver how to react when an empty bag of feed ...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.09/01/2021He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit. Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace; when he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive. (Proverbs 17:27-28)Jeff Foxworthy has developed quite a following with his patented "You Might Be a Redneck" jokes. It does not matter how many times I have heard them, they al...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.11/26/2021You are all sons of light and sons of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober. (1 Thessalonians 5:5-6)Several years ago newspapers recounted the story of a man who fell to his death while sleepwalking. One dark night, he slipped out of a window in his room which was situated at the very...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.07/28/2021So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world...(Rev 12:9)And I looked, and behold, a white horse.  He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer. (Rev 6:2)Now the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, givin...  Read More

J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.09/21/2021 "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand." (John 10:28)My favorite kind of cookie is chocolate chip.  There is scarcely anything better than a hot, just-out-of-the-oven, homemade chocolate chip cookie with a cold glass of milk.  When I was a teenager, I used to make them myself, using Mom's family recip...  Read More

By Dr. Michael Halsey03/14/2013They (that ubiquitous group that rules the world) say the name of the game in Washington is power. Our elected leaders have enough of (our) money and theirs to fund the lifestyles of generations of their children and grandchildren who will rise up and call them blessed.Since they have stuffed their offshore bank accounts, tax dodges, and tax shelters with their lucre...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.12/28/2021God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. …Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! (Psalm 46:1, 10) Children can say the funniest things. Several years ago, we took our children to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. By nearly unanimous vote, the favorite event was bull riding. The...  Read More

By J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.04/11/2019Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. (Col 3:2)Lately I have been thinking about the importance of perspective.  In many ways, our contentment or pleasure in life comes down to our perspective.  If we focus our thoughts and attention on the trials of life—all that is negative, disappointing, frustrating, hurtful, difficult, stressful—we are likel...  Read More

By: J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.01/10/2022This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk....But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in...  Read More

By: J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.03/14/2019“He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.” (Colossians 1:13-14)A true story out of the heart of Mexico tells of a broken relationship between a man and his son, Paco. As the story goes, the two had been estranged for more than five ye...  Read More

By: Dr. J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.09/13/2019Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors. (Psalm 119:24)In this era where feelings and emotions reign supreme, we often find ourselves justifying our actions based upon the subjective criteria of experience.  Feelings are the standard used to verify everything from theological views to political positions.  I recall a discussion in which one of my ...  Read More

By: J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.12/19/2019A Truly White Christmas“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” (Isaiah 1:18) Here in the Rocky Mountains, we get more than our share of snow.  Indeed, we measure snow in feet not inches.  Much of wintertime is spent tuned in to...  Read More

By: J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.1/05/2020For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again… (Proverbs 24:16)The New Year is traditionally a time of high resolves and emotional commitments.  When we turn the calendar page from one year to the next, we naturally think of new beginnings…fresh starts…a chance to try again.  Whatever difficulties and despairs, failures and flaws, that filled the previous t...  Read More

By: J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.October 19th, 2012Some 700-800 years before Christ, the nation of Israel faced the darkest hour in its history. The people had completely forsaken God.  The rule of law was virtually non-existent. Worship of false gods was rampant, as was ritualism, hypocrisy and internal strife.  It was a terrible time for the nation that led ultimately to the defeat of its capital city Sama...  Read More

By: J.B. Hixson, Ph.D.January 14, 2010And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. (Matthew 24:6-7)The calamitous events in Haiti this week have left the rest of t...  Read More