It is so refreshing to go to a Christian college campus or a summer Bible camp, and to be immersed in a setting where it is not unusual (and even normal) to see someone reading his Bible, bowing his head in prayer, using his Bible in Bible classes and even taking notes for his own use and growth.  Such an atmosphere inspires…

In a recent article we discussed how only one of the ten lepers Jesus cleansed came to express gratitude, and Jesus asked the question, “Where are the nine?” We entitled that article “Are You Among the Nine?” to encourage each of us to be more thankful and to express thanks for all we receive. This week we ask the question, “Are you…

For perplexing reasons, some parents have the idea that their children will learn vital lessons in life simply by osmosis.  It is true, to some extent, that children (and all people) learn things by the environment around them and events that occur in their presence.  These can be valuable, life-altering lessons, but is this the method by which we want (or expect)…

I was recently talking to a member of the church in another city who was considering leaving the present congregation to attend a larger congregation that recently had hired a new preacher. This person had visited the larger congregation and was impressed by much of what she saw. The comment made to me was, “I have been there a few times, and…

Comic books and cartoons entertain our children and dazzle their minds, but are we teaching our children the marvels of the Almighty God that are found in Scripture?  Everything in the comic books, cartoons and video games is “make believe,” but everything in the Bible is real! It really happened!  Every single detail occurred exactly as the Bible says it did! Do…

It is difficult for us to imagine the emotions of the ten lepers who met Jesus in Luke chapter seventeen. For years, they had been outcasts, and then they stood before the Lord. He saw them and said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” As they went they were cleansed. Luke tells us that only one returned to express gratitude to the…

Pornographic material is more prevalent and easily accessed today than it ever has been.  With a mobile device, salacious images and videos can be viewed anywhere, at any time, by anyone so effortlessly that it makes it seem (to some) to be completely innocent and acceptable.  However, just because Satan makes sin easy, seemingly common and widely available does not make it…

When Ananias came to Paul, he asked one question which each of us should face. He was hesitant to come to meet Saul of Tarsus, who was to become the great apostle Paul, because Paul was at the forefront of the assault being made against the church. At God’s urging, Ananias stood before the persecutor and asked one question. “And now why…