We place a great deal of emphasis and trust in so-called “Bible scholars.” We entrust our understanding of the Bible and the foundation of our faith, often times, to what some educated person writes in a book or in an article. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve got around 4,000 books in my personal library. I read, study, digest and consider what a host of Bible scholars…

Your flashlight doesn’t shine as bright as it once did. Your car doesn’t start as quickly as it once did. The buttons on your remote control don’t respond as well as they once did. What’s going on? We recognize the signs when battery power is weakening. It’s not always the flashlight or the starter or the remote that is dying but the battery that is powering it. Replace…

When times are tough, what keeps us going? When the world seems to be winning, what keeps us going? When our health, finances, relationships and/or spiritual fervor seem to be faltering, what keeps us going? Perhaps one word can summarize what keeps the Christian going: hope! Part of that hope is for the promises that God has made to us for this life. He has promised…

Have you ever been walking through a marketplace or similar place where there are a lot of vendors vying for your attention and, especially, your business? “Come over here and look at this!” “Have I got a great deal for you!” “You have gotta have one of these!” Have you ever tried to get through there without stopping or getting sidetracked and tried to shoo vendors…

Our world is trying get you to see things and think things that Jesus Christ would NEVER have you to see or think. Who are you going to follow? Whose approval are you going to seek?  Satan’s greatest attacks against the church are often those attacks that come from within. If the devil can get us turning on each other, then he’s won the battle. Thus,…

The Bible teaches us to love our neighbor (Matt. 22:39) and to be friendly (Prov. 18:24), but the Bible also warns us of imposing ourselves on others. Proverbs 25:17 states, “Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, Lest he become weary of you and hate you.” It is important to visit our friends, our brethren and our neighbor, but we must also be mindful…

Some folks can sit at a football game for three hours (or more). Some folks can sit and fish all day long. Some folks can sit in a cart and play a round of golf for three or four hours. Some folks can sit and watch a movie for two or three hours. Some folks can sit and read a book for an entire afternoon. Some folks…

We do it all the time. Or, so it seems. We measure ourselves against other people. We do it from a young age—“I’m almost as tall as mom.” And we keep on doing it throughout life—“We don’t have as much money as them…We are doing better in our marriage than them…I’m going to church more often than him…” The list goes on and on. Is this a…