Feelings are wonderful things.  They are able to get down inside of us and touch us in ways that we cannot explain.  Falling in love involves your feelings.  Witnessing the birth of your child involves your feelings.  Cheering your favorite team to victory involves your feelings.  Feelings can be good, and feelings can be bad.  What we like most is when our…

If America would understand the importance of studying the Old Testament, our world would drastically change and head in a new direction. Why do we have that old covenant when we live under the new one? Listen to what God says. “For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures…

As you think about the great joys and benefits of being a child of God, what would you say is the most rewarding part of serving the Lord?  One could talk about the joy of having all personal sins forgiven, or the blessings associated with the church and having brothers and sisters in Christ, or the wonderful privilege of worshiping the Almighty…

There are those who would preach and praise God for His boundless love and grace. For both of those I am eternally thankful. However, some use words like reckless and unconditional to describe these attributes of God. These words go beyond the scope of what the Bible says. God is certainly not reckless with anything He does, and there are conditions in…

On Wednesday nights after Bible classes, Judie and I often go to Sonic to get corn dogs as we drive home. Last Wednesday as I waited to order, the person did not say, “Welcome to Sonic. How can I help you?” Her first words to me were, “How many corn dogs do you want with your Diet Coke?” I was startled, so…

Is there anything that the old pioneers and armies had in common?  There may be a few similarities that you can think of, but consider this one for a moment.  Pioneers of old were those who came to a land for the first time.  Now, think about what those pioneers would have to do.  Today we have highways and passages already made…

Who am I? This a common question. As we grow and mature into adulthood, it is important to ask this. We are taking steps and making choices that solidify a picture of self in our minds. It also becomes what we portray to others. Along the way there are things that would cause us to ask that question again: going to college,…

Words obviously have definitions and it is important to use words with a full understanding of what each word means. One of the problems which has led to religious division is a failure to define words of the New Testament as they were used in the first century. One would never come to the conclusion that sprinkling is baptism if we understood…