In trying to follow Matthew 6:24 maybe some of you pastors can identify with the man who said: "My car is so rusty, I need a tetanus shot to drive it!"...
Whenever we face a communication challenge, telling a story is a good option, and sometimes it is the very best option....
Jesus said, "Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen of them. If you do you, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."...
Sigmund Freud's favorite story was about the sailor shipwrecked on one of the South Sea islands. He was seized by the natives, hoisted to their shoulders, carried to the village, and set on a rude thr...
How can we hear from God? And what if the counsel we're getting seems to contradict?...
The story of the explorers who are credited with first reaching the North Pole personifies determination....
This ordeal left him blind in one eye so he could not take part in contact sports. Miraculously he suffered no brain damage and was fearfully aware that his abductor was still at large. He struggled w...
Thunderstorms are threatening, but the theology surrounding them can be thrilling! The term theological refers to something that is of or pertaining to the field of theology. Theology is the study of ...
Jared C. Wilson
The creed, attributed to the earliest missionary followers of Jesus, distills the basic outline of what it means to be a Christian into a short summation that belies the depth and richness of what it ...
Matthew 4: 1-11 The challenge of taking tests starts rather early in......
Philip Nation
Have you ever met that guy who just knew more than everyone else in the room? Or wanted to prove it? Does knowing any of this make you feel better about life and eternity? No, as Ecclesiastes shows....
How does one approach the final sermons in a church before resignation? After having to deal with this challenge a few times, let me make a few observations. ...
Sometimes I think the late Neil Postman is the prophet for out time. After reading about the Miley Cyrus photo fiasco, I am convinced of this. If you have a pre-teen daughter, you know that Miley is t...
Joe Beam
Pick the sin and it’s likely that someone trusted as a leader in the kingdom of God has done it and been exposed....
Each year brings a continuing flow of various study bibles and this one has been no different. Some such Bibles seem merely to be the result of marketing efforts, but others are truly helpful....