It is obvious that there are vaccines available today for just about anything.  Children are vaccinated for things like measles, mumps, chickenpox, diphtheria, hepatitis, polio and a multitude of other diseases.  And, adults can be vaccinated against most of the same diseases, plus many others like shingles.  With all of our vaccines today, and then all of the drugs and antibiotics to…

Homecoming Weekend brought back some fond memories of Palm Beach Lakes from years gone by. Having grown up at Palm Beach Lakes, I’ve known no other congregation like PBL. Even more, having grown up at Palm Beach Lakes, I’ve only known one way for a family and for children to be involved in a local congregation. While I would not claim that…

If Jesus were to come back today, looking for His church, He would not go in search of a building.  The church is not a building and has never been confined to a physical structure.  Our Lord would look for His people—those who had been saved and added to His church.  In addition to those characteristics already discussed, here are two identifiers…

Suppose you were the head of an institution, having established it and written its bylaws and rules for operation.  If you had left the institution to itself for a period of time and then returned to see how it was faring, would you know what to look for?  Would there be certain expectations?  The reality is that you, more than anyone else,…

If Jesus were to come among us again today, what kind of church would He look for?  Of course, He would look for the one for which He died and has been in existence since the first century. But how would He recognize it?  Would there be a definitive way for Jesus to isolate His church from the thousands that have sprung…

There are many people today who are searching for “a church.”  They go “from church to church” trying to find one they like and one that meets the felt-needs of their life.  For most of these searchers, the standards they are using to find “the right church” are very subjective and may change significantly the longer they search. Try to imagine if…

The Bible teaches that God “desires all men to be saved” (1 Tim. 2:4).  A diligent reader will learn that not only does God want the reader to be saved, but God wants the reader to want others to be saved also.  Salvation is the message of the Bible and we are the messengers who have been sent. We have been sent…

How can one word be considered a “bad word” and another word be just fine? Isn’t a word just a word? Some have tried to justify curse words and foul language by suggesting there is no difference among words at all. What does God say about the matter? It should be obvious from reading through Scripture that God recognizes significant distinctions between…