Every three to four years, I have the great privilege to teach a tough subject to our Senior High Bible Class.  The topic of “Dating and Sexuality” is not your average “Bible class at church,” and yet, it is one of the most needful subjects for our teens to hear from a strictly Biblical perspective.  I believe this is my sixth time…

There are some words that sound old and dusty—words that have fallen out of common use like, prithee, bibliopole, pythoness, or leman. Sound doctrine is a phrase that is getting very dusty, like those afore mentioned hoary locutions. It is falling out of popularity to even talk about doctrine as it presupposes a moral standard. Sound is associated more with your cell…

The church had an astounding impact on the city of Jerusalem from the day it began. The coming of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, which enabled lowly Galileans to speak in languages they had never studied, could not be ignored. Nor could the message about the risen Savior be easily dismissed. The apostles confronted those who had killed Jesus and showed…

Some people are hard to please.  Have you noticed that?  Some are intentionally hard to please, while others, perhaps, unintentionally.  What makes certain folks hard to please?  Some make impossible demands, some set expectations way too high, some do not make their expectations clearly known, some randomly change their expectations, some just don’t want to be pleased. Aren’t you glad that God…

People shape the image of Jesus into what they think is acceptable. If people would read the Bible, they might think Jesus was a very intolerant person—not the all-accepting pacifist they make Him out to be. Jesus was intolerant of any extra-biblical description of Himself. He is the Messiah (John 4:25-26). He is the Son of God (John 5:17-18). He is the…

Sometimes we overlook opportunities which come our way which could really change our lives. We usually use that time in our worship when we partake of the Lord’s Supper, eating the bread and drinking the cup, and we become even more aware of the love of God and the redemption we have in Christ. Those moments of “communion meditation” change who we…

In the workplace, who are the best workers?  What’s the best kind of employee to have?  Is there any difference between an employee who is a faithful Christian (emphasis on faithful) and one who is not a faithful Christian?  If you’re an employer, why should you want to have a faithful Christian working for you?  If you’re an employee, why should you…

Free will affords us certain liberties, one of which is the right to choose. We have the civil right to be wrong. No one can force us to believe or act a certain way. However, there are right and wrong choices to be made in our relationship with God. One can’t live wrong and expect the righteous reward. Here are some things…