Dear Folks,

No one has explained what is offensive about my signature.

I like my signature. It took several months of thinking before I was able to commit those carefully worded phrases to written form. They indicate that serving God is my first priority. It is to be expected that the words will offend someone. These days, you can always find someone who will be offended by what you say, no matter what you say.

My sig is a blessing and a prayer. It is my constant longing to see people come to a knowledge of the truth and turn their lives around. The power of the gospel is in the way it causes people to change their lives. They lay down their bad habits and begin serving God by doing good works.

Anyone who would claim that religion only causes war has not seen an alcoholic give up his liquor, or an angry man find peace, or a thief make restitution to his victims, or a rich man give money to the poor, or a busy man take time out to help an orphan, or a group of people pool their money to help a widow.

"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.' (James 1:27)

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." (Galatians 5:22-23)

If this is offensive, then by all means, be offended.

David