The new school year is only two weeks away. Hopefully, the summer has been a good recharge for our kids. But you can’t be on break forever. At some point, you need to get back to work. There is work that God expects young people to do. Sometimes, we think about going to school, paying attention to classes, and doing homework as…

There is a popular argument some try to make against the necessity of baptism for salvation. They present a hypothetical situation in which someone has come to believe that Jesus is the Son of God, but on the way to get baptized, they die in a car accident. The person will then ask, “Do you really think God will send them to…

Over the last few years, I’ve been learning the value of setting reminders on my phone for all sorts of things. I set reminders for everything now, and I have been much more consistent with meeting all my responsibilities. We can always use a good reminder. In 1 Thessalonians 5:14-22, when closing his letter, Paul left several reminders for the church to…

This Saturday marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America’s Declaration of Independence. On that day, America was born by proclaiming that England no longer had any hold on its North American colonies. It was a cry of freedom based on the Biblical principle that all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights. Independence…

I recently decided to take up fishing. I went many times with my dad and brothers while growing up. However, I never got interested in fishing with any kind of consistency or attempting to gain any real skill or knowledge. In the past, my dad did everything. So, I’m having to learn it all for myself. Now, I’ve realized that fishing is…

When I was growing up, I was constantly reminded by my parents, my teachers, and my church leaders to resist peer pressure. I was told, “Evil company corrupts good morals” (1 Cor. 15:33). This was certainly good advice. Our peers can hold a tremendous amount of power over a young person. They want to be liked and feel like they belong. So,…

I love hymns. Don’t you? I love that God chose to ask us to worship Him in song. I love that He accepts singing, not only because it pleases Him, but that it benefits us. In Colossians 3:16, Paul says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and…

Last week, I wrote an article called, “What Do You Miss On Sunday Nights?” The article was written to encourage those who usually skip Sunday evening worship to consider coming back at night. We first noted that the Biblical mandate to gather together is not fulfilled by only attending Sunday mornings. Hebrews 10:24-25 tells that we should assemble together as often as…