One of my favorite sounds in the world is a chorus of young people singing cheerfully, “Jesus loves me. This I know for the Bible tells me so.” It’s a song simple enough that any child can learn it and start singing along in minutes. It has a simple melody and a simple message. Why do I know that Jesus loves me?…

Jeremiah chapter twenty-three gives a vivid picture of what was happening just before Nebuchadnezzar came to bring God’s judgment on the Jewish nation. The land was filled with many prophets, but Jeremiah stands in marked contrast with those false prophets found throughout the land. There are so many lessons to be learned from reading this chapter. First, there is the reaction of…

All sorts of things have been said and written about the Bible, and it can sometimes be hard to sort through it all.  So, here’s the question, “What can we know about the Bible?  Is it possible to know if it is really from God or not?”  Consider just a few things we know about this amazing book. Amazing Fact #1: The…

Surely there are those moments in the lives of every person where he thinks about why he is on this earth and if there is a deeper meaning to life. Every day our calendars are filled with activities from early morning to late evening, but in those moments, what is the answer when you ask, “Why am I doing this or why…

Have you ever had someone tell you that you were “important” to them, only to find out later that wasn’t really the case?  Maybe a boss said, “You are incredibly important to this company.”  Maybe a sweetheart told you, “You are the most important thing in my life.”  But, after some time passed, the job and/or the sweetie had left you.  That…

Americans love freedom. The plea for liberty that convinced a band of men in Massachusetts to toss 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor is written into the heart of every American. This country was founded on the idea that some guy living thousands of miles away has no right to authority over our lives. So, when someone tries to tell us…

Church history shows there was a great rebellion against the Catholic Church in Europe in the 16th century. Who has not heard of Martin Luther and how he sowed the seeds for other Protestant churches who openly departed from the catholic (worldwide) church centered around the Vatican? At that same time, John Calvin, who was born in France but fled to Switzerland,…

In May 2022, Tyreek Hill, of the Miami Dolphins, purchased a 7-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom home for $6.9 million.  That’s a really nice place!  On January 3, 2024, a fire ripped through that house, and it took firefighters two hours to quell the flames, leaving extensive water and smoke damage throughout the house.  A really nice place was nearly destroyed and left with severe…