In the longest chapter in the Bible (a chapter which extols and exalts the Word of God in nearly every line), the psalmist declared, “My tongue shall speak of Your word, For all Your commandments are righteousness” (Psa. 119:172).  Meditate on that last line for a few moments — “all Your commandments are righteousness.” What are the commandments of God?  They are…

Think of the impact that texting and emails have had on our ability to communicate with each other. The younger generation sometimes finds itself “LOL” “BC” they just sent a “TXT MSG” to their “BF” to watch what was said “BCOZ” there was a “PLOS.” Later when the parent was no longer looking over the shoulder (PLOS), they sent another text message…

Sometimes we like to give special emphasis to a person’s last words before their passing.  As such, we frequently give particular attention to Jesus’ last words on this earth — i.e., the Great Commission (Matt. 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16). Equally important and even more exciting for parents is to wait to hear their child’s first words.  What will be the first thing their…

The title of this article may not mean much to those who receive this bulletin by email, but it probably does to the hundreds who receive it via “snail-mail.” Two weeks ago we had a computer/printer crisis in the office and have been unable to print and mail the bulletin. We apologize to those who missed the bulletin for the past two…

There is no place more important for one to be than “in Christ”! Only “in Christ” does one have access to “all spiritual blessings” (Eph. 1:3), “the forgiveness of sins” (Eph. 1:7), “an inheritance” (Eph. 1:11), a life with “no condemnation” (Rom. 8:1), “all the promises of God” (2 Cor. 1:20), and “eternal life” (1 John 5:11).  The “salvation” that each person…

I have a childhood memory of a song we sang which was intriguing, but we had no idea about it’s meaning. The words, as I remember them, were, “Head bone connected to the neck bone; the neck bone connected to the shoulder bone; the shoulder bone connected to the back bone; the back bone connected to the thigh bone . . .”…

I want you to understand from the very beginning that this is not the only question that needs to be asked or the only test of fellowship or acceptance.  But it is a place to start, for it does not get any more fundamental than salvation and one’s eternal destiny. Sometimes the question is asked by Christians today, “Is it ok for…

Some Christians have a hard time believing and hard time explaining the statement in Romans 8:28 that says “all things work together for good to those who love God.”  Why do they find it hard to believe or explain?  Perhaps because the negative things in our lives are easier to focus on than the positive things.  Perhaps because we become so accustomed…