Worry really worries us.  We worry a lot about worrying.  It is so common and almost natural for so many of us that we may figure that it’s an acceptable part of our lives.  Is that true?  Is worrying a big deal or not? How many of us are like Martha in Luke 10?  Jesus said that she was “worried and troubled…

All the gospels speak of this road (Matt. 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 19). This road is central to our faith and reason for believing. If He had not died, just the way He died, He would not have been the Christ. This road was a common road to a common death. On that day it was used by an uncommon…

The watchword in our society that permeates so many aspects of life is acceptance. The values of any single member of society is equal to the values of any other single individual. There is no single answer to any question that is actually right, so every person defines “truth” based on their own experiences. As an illustration of this, look at our…

In last week’s article, we studied some areas where our need for obedience is quite obvious (if we are to be saved and be granted an entrance into heaven), and yet still demanding—i.e., obedience to God, to Christ and to His Word.  Obeying that which is divine is expected.  But we must also fully understand and accept that He who is divine…

For there to be meaningful conversations, both the speaker and the listener must use the same definition of words as they speak. If this does not happen confusion will always be the result. An illustration of this involves the time Gene Puckett and I were talking. I suggested to Gene, since he knew Noah built the ark out of gopher wood, that…

As with all Bible topics, we must turn to the pages of the Bible to know and understand what our God wants us to know and understand.  The subject of “obedience” is one such subject—and a vitally important one!  While “obedience” may not be popular in our selfish and unrestrained society today, every Christian must seek to know (and follow) what God’s…

The most infamous of roads for the most famous of stories. The Jericho road was known for its danger. That is why Jesus chose it for the setting of what we call “The Parable of the Good Samaritan,” in Luke 10:25-37, to teach a lawyer, and us, what it means to love your neighbor. You may have heard this one. A man…

“We shall not all sleep, but we shall be raised.” Are there any words more comforting than these? We sing about it, and our hearts are filled with comfort. If there is no resurrection, we are of all men most miserable; our lives have been wasted, and we should have lived our lives by the philosophy of “let us eat drink and…