Paul W. Powell Legacy Library

In a few short years, we have gained a material abundance in America that surpasses anyone in history, yet we have become among the most lawless and violent nations among free people. Our cities are torn by riots and violence. Thousands are killed, thousands more injured, and property losses approach billions of dollars. Leaders around the world have long been calling...

One of the most serious problems facing our nation today is that of drug and alcohol use. Millions of Americans struggle with substance addictions. However the number of Americans who undergo treatment is not nearly as high as the number of those facing the problem.  There is confusion about drugs in most people’s minds. Therefore I want to share the reaso...

Years ago a lawyer told me of a client who came to him to have his will drawn. He wanted to leave his large estate to Christian causes.  The lawyer inquired as to why he was not leaving it to his children. He was not trying to change the man’s mind. He was only curious. The man said, “Because I do not want to deny my children the joy of earning their...

Actor Ed Asner said, “Raising kids is part joy and part guerilla warfare.”  Boy, do I agree.  But if you think kids are worse now than they have ever been consider this: Cain, the first mortal man born on earth, murdered his own brother. Noah was a preacher but his sons disgraced him. Abraham threw his son Ishmael out of the house when he was fo...

The subconscious mind is a strange thing. The night before my dad’s birthday I had a dream about him. He died many years ago at the age of 75.   In the dream I was crying and mother asked me why. I said, “Because dad never told me he loved me.” Then suddenly he was present, put out his hand to shake mine like he always did, and said,...

The outstanding Christian author, John Powell, related this account of his father’s death. He was weeping in the hospital and one of the nurses tried to console him. He explained to her, “I’m not weeping because my father died (the man was in great pain and death was a release). I cry because he never told me he loved me.” It’s too late...

Someone once asked my wife, “If you had it to do over, would you have children again?” She responded, “Yes, but not the same ones.” Every parent feels that way at times. When I started preaching years ago, I had a sermon entitled, “Ten Commandments for Parents.” After our first child, I changed the title to “Ten Hint...