I have appreciated the focus that so many churches have taken to eradicate emotionalism from their central focus and place prime importance on the teaching of God’s Word and the gospel of Jesus Christ. While I am so thankful for seriousness...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Isaiah 6:8-13 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am! Send me." 9 And he said, "Go, and say to this people: "'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Israel were meant to be God’s people. Throughout the scriptures, we see God calling on his people to be the living example to the world of what it is to be created in the image of God. They were to be his holy people reflecting his holy...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
James 3:6-9 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Throughout the Scriptures we are told to fear God and obey him. In fact, the book of Ecclesiastes sums up the whole pursuit of our earthly existence by saying that the whole end of man is to fear God and keep his commandments (Ecc 12:12-14). When...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Before you get too concerned about whether this might be a strike at another famous declaration, it’s not. It occurs to me that independence, whether corporate or individual, is a subject that Christians should think through very carefully...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It would be almost impossible to find someone who at some stage in their life has not been angered to the point of venting to another. Often, we complete our tirade with the final words, “I just needed to vent.” “I just needed to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
How many people have said to you that they are waiting for the end of 2020? How many memes have you read? How many daily commentaries of news and events have you read in disbelief that what is actually happening around us is real? The threat of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
You might read this article and think that the writer must be some bombastic jerk full of pride. Where do I get off judging wisdom? How can I possibly know that most people lack it? Do I have wisdom in such abundance that I am able to make this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
I know it is not like this for some other people, but my Mom and Dad would often come out with a saying that would stop me in my tracks and help me think about my situation. In a way, my parents were wise old sages. At least when I was a kid, it...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
