Some days, as a Christian, are going to be harder than others. Don’t quit! Some days, the devil is going to seem to have the upper hand. Don’t quit! Some days, you are going to feel under attack for standing for truth and Biblical morality. Don’t quit! Some days, fellow Christians are going to let you down and maybe even hurt you.…

Were your parents “fair”? The answer to that may depend on where you are in your life. How many kids have been known to say, “That’s not fair!”? As if children were born into this world with the divine  standard for measuring true fairness in their parents. No child (slightly overstated) ever thought his parents were always fair in their decisions. (And,…

One’s physical posture in worship, while it can have an impact, is not the focus. You could be standing on the outside, but asleep on the inside. You could be kneeling on the outside, but bored on the inside.  The real focus to which each and every worshiper must give attention is the posture of their heart. Consider words from Psalm 95.…

So, there’s Bible class on Sunday mornings and Bible class on Wednesday nights. There’s worship on Sunday mornings and worship on Sunday nights. There are various other events (for the whole church or certain segments of the church) a couple times during the month. Then, there may be certain “favors” that deacons or elders or members ask to be done. “You know…

Those who live along a southern coast know about the “Cone of Uncertainty.” It starts to appear as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tracks a storm system through the tropics. The cone is intended to represent “the probable path of the storm center,” showing its WHERE and WHEN over the next several days (or at least the estimated general area). …

Would you say that the world we live in today could be aptly described as “crooked and perverse”? I don’t know of two words that could more accurately express the condition of our society today! Yet, do you know that those are the exact words that God used to depict the world in which His first-century followers were living–2,000 year ago? The…

What do you let into your mind? What do you let settle itself down in your mind and make itself at home? What do you allow to take up residence in your mind so long that you find yourself meditating on it and allowing it to become a part of your character?   How often do we let these sorts of things into…

The Bible teaches that Jesus is coming back (Acts 1:9-11; Heb. 9:28b). Are you ready for that? The Bible teaches that Jesus will return as suddenly and unexpectedly as a thief in the night (Matt. 24:43-44; 2 Pet. 3:10). Are you ready for that? In reaction to the certainty of the return of Christ, the Bible bids Christians to be “looking for…