When a child first mentions their desire to be baptized most parents are not sure how to respond. I have written on this before, but some time has passed. Now there is another “generation” of parents who face this. Hopefully, last week’s article and this one will give some insight into how to handle this in the right way. Consider the tender…

One of life’s greatest joys is to be part of teaching your children about our Father and His Son. As you do this, keep in mind that God did not give the primary responsibility to learn about God to the church but to you as a parent. I am so thankful for Sunday and Wednesday Bible classes, but every son and daughter…

For the past two weeks, our world has been focused on the Olympics. The longest race in these contests, the marathon, is based both in name and distance of an event which occurred in 490 B.C. The New Testament world had such events, and it often mentions them in connection with the race in which every Christian participates. We must remember that…

One of the truly remarkable and great servants of God in the Old Testament is Joshua. The important role he played in God fulfilling His purpose is sometimes overlooked. Had he not accomplished the work he did, the history of Israel would have been so different. We must never overlook how just how vital He was in accomplishing God’s plan. Joshua is…

When Jesus prayed that all who believed in Him would have the same unity that He had with the Father (John 17:20-21), He revealed that having many denominations would create unbelievers! A simple computer search will show that in America there are between at least 20,000 different denominations.  It shows just how little unity exists in “Christendom” today. There is no way…

As I study the Bible, I am amazed at what great truths can be found in what might be first viewed as “insignificant” verses. In giving us everything that we could possibly need for life, God chose every word of every verse for the express purpose of giving us all that we need (2 Pet. 1:3). We see this as we study…

There is no question that someday our Lord will descend coming in the clouds. The clouds that took Him back to the Father will bring Him back. Those messengers from heaven emphatically affirmed that “…this same Jesus who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner you saw Him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11). He will literally…

It is remarkable to watch the growth of Peter. When this fisherman was first called to follow Jesus, he struggled. Jesus once said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men” (Mark 8:33). You see this struggle as he denied, cursing and swearing that he did not even know…