Virtue signaling is a relatively new term. It is the practice of posting your moral opinion of a situation on social media for the purpose of making you look good to a certain group of people. Perhaps garnering more attention and followers. An example of what you might find on Facebook [to be read with Scarlet Ohara dramatization]: “It is so hard…

Hebrews chapter eleven is often described as the chapter listing the “Heroes of Faith.” It truly deserves this title and just to think of the lives of those who are listed there builds our faith. However, there may be some whose faith has been overlooked and whose lives we should also consider. One of these is a man who made such tragic…

So, among those who some consider to be the “elite,” the “sophisticated,” the “woke,” the “enlightened,” the “cultured” of our day, the practice of an “open marriage” is acceptable, admired and applauded.  Open marriage is defined as a consensual “form of non-monogamy in which the partners of a dyadic marriage agree that each may engage in extramarital sexual relationships, without this being regarded by them as infidelity, and consider…

What keeps you motivated? You might rely on extrinsic motivations, money, praise, or recognition. Intrinsic motivations help also, that personal gratification of accomplishing a task is very rewarding. The motivation in our spiritual walk needs to be maintained. What keeps us making right choices? What helps me face those hard days? What presses me on toward the high calling or to go…

The title of this article will likely dissuade many folks from actually reading the article.  “Sex” is not a topic some like to hear about.  Talking about “sex outside of marriage” makes some think the church is still “living in the dark ages” to bring up such a subject.  And to mention the word “sin” is to kill any conversation today.  So,…

There is a paragraph in Proverbs which every person should know. Listen to God as He tries to get our attention and says, “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him” (Prov. 6:16). We must never overlook what follows these words, for we must flee from all that God finds detestable. When we stand before God, we…

“Death comes for us all; even at our birth, death does but stand aside a little. And every day he looks towards us and muses somewhat to himself whether that day or the next he will draw nigh. It is the law of nature, and the will of God” (Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons). While Mr. Bolt is off on his…

The richest man who ever lived gave a stern warning about riches.  So, it was not a poor man making accusations against those who are rich.  It was a warning from the Man who owns everything Himself—Jesus Christ. The Owner of all things said, “Take heed and beware of covetousness” (Luke 12:15).  The original Greek has the word “all” in the text,…