It is clear from the teaching of our Lord and His apostles that it is the imperative of the church to spread the Gospel message. “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am…

If your only source of information in the last forty years has been television and movies, then you would believe that there is great shame in being called a “virgin.”  Teenagers and adults in television and movies snicker at, laugh at, point at, mock, tease, shame and ostracize anyone who is believed to be (or known to be) a virgin, and usually…

South Florida has a ground water issue that not many other places in the U.S. deal with—the salinization of fresh water aquifers. Since 1985, there has been an increase in the salinity of the Biscayne Aquifer. In that time, there has been a 12-17% decrease in available freshwater. There are many factors, one of those is the amount of fresh water pumped…

Wow!  There is a lot that is changing around us!  Changes are taking place in our government, with our leaders and our system of laws.  Changes are taking place in our culture, with what is considered appropriate and what is tolerated.  What was once considered a God-fearing nation (to some extent) now seems like a God-hating nation.  Changes are taking place in…

“The Lord your God is testing you to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul” (Deut. 13:3). The most important question is how do I respond to the tests that the Lord sends? If I fail the test, then it makes no difference how fervently I may claim to love the Lord. It makes no…

In April 1986, the explosion of rector four at the Chernobyl powerplant sent a four million pound lid from the reactor core through the roof of the plant and belched out 400 times more radiation than the nuclear blast at Hiroshima. Over 350,000 pounds of uranium melted down and ate through the containment shield. It ate through 6 feet of reinforced concrete.…

Much has been said in the last week about the first opening prayer of the 117th Congress, which was led by Congressman (are we still allowed to say, “Congressman”?) Emanuel Cleaver.  The focus has been especially on how he closed the prayer by saying, “Amen and awoman.”  While those words are disturbing—expressing an unfamiliarity with the meaning of terms and evidencing an…

So many know the first and greatest commandment—to love the Lord God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. A vital question to be answered, “Is there any way I can know that I really do love Him like He wants me to love Him? Has God given me any guidelines to measure my love?” We are so blessed that He…