One of the most painful yet needful responsibilities of faithful Christians and faithful congregations of the Lord’s church is to be mindful of and take action on behalf of our brethren who are walking “disorderly and not according to the tradition” of God’s Word (2 Thess. 3:6; i.e., not obeying God’s Word, cf. 3:14).  When the body of Christ seeks to take…

Men and women have found it very difficult over the years to take “their own glasses off” (figuratively speaking) and to “put on God’s glasses.”  Meaning—when we grow accustomed to seeing things the way we see them, wanting things the way we want them, directing things in the way we want them to go, it is tough to stop…take a step back…remove…

As I sat, patiently waiting for the light to turn green, the American Flag flapping in the light wind caught my eye.  It was an average size flag (nothing showy), faded and beginning to show some frayed edges.  I’m not sure how often I have seen this flag, but it is in a location where I easily could have seen it several…

There was a man in the New Testament named Joses, but we don’t know him by that name.  In fact, the apostles did not even know him by his own name, for they had given him a new name, which better reflected to them who he was. Sometimes we give people names and cannot remember (or maybe never knew) their actual name. …

Picking up a dictionary to read a definition for a word is a basic skill that most learn as a child in school.  Sometimes within a dictionary, like Webster’s, there are images next to the words and the definitions to give a visual representation of the word.  Then, there are those dictionaries that are called a “Pictorial Dictionary” or “Visual Dictionary.”  These…

We were able to take our girls to Disney World in Orlando for the first time in about three years.  A lot of things had changed—new rides, renovated attractions, increase in parking cost, etc.  However, there were numerous things, obviously, that had not changed.  One of the most observable trends, that has remained constant on every visit, is the prevalence of female…

In the two preceding articles, attention has been drawn to the reality that children will be like their parents and that Christians will be like those who teach them, shepherd them and mentor them spiritually.  There’s a reason for that, as stated by Jesus in Luke 6:40—“A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like…

Our homes and offices are peppered with AC chargers for our various battery-powered devices.  We have cell phones, MP3 players, laptops, video game controllers, digital cameras, etc., which all need that boost on a regular basis to keep themselves operational.  Most of us have experienced what happens when our devices drain their batteries and we do not take time to recharge them—they…