There are, perhaps, a number of reasons why people do not understand the Bible, but what would you say is THE reason-the reason above all other reasons, the reason that precipitates other reasons? It should not surprise us that God gives us the answer. The revelation of God was made known to the apostle Paul, as a steward of the grace of…

The sacrificial and vicarious nature of Jesus’ act of love led to His death, but it was not just any death. The Bible does not teach that Jesus merely died for us. The emphasis of the Bible is that Jesus “suffered” for us. Suffering involves and necessitates (1) a capacity to experience feeling and strong emotion and (2) undergoing evils and afflictions. Jesus…

Sometimes we go through our days only focused on our problems–how big they are, how complex they are, how abundant they are. Seldom do we take time to consider that others around us are suffering in some way, and often we do not even know it (and may never know it). Try an experiment this week. Whenever and wherever you encounter a…

Did you ever have one of those days when nothing seemed to be going right? From the very moment the day began, there seemed to be a cloud of failure and negativity that hovered over  every event of the day? What should you do on those days when all you want to do is crawl back into bed and sleep it all…

What comes to mind when you hear about someone having a “love for truth”? Does that sound odd? We know what it means when someone has a love for their spouse, a love for  their children, a love for certain sports teams, a love for certain food, etc. But, how can one have that same kind of “love” for truth–an inanimate object?…

Today is the day that we’ve been waiting for since 1985. Everyone wanted to know what the future would look like, and Marty McFly and Doc Brown made it look so thrilling. And, now we’re here.  Unfortunately, we cannot open our garbage cans and find fuel for our cars. That would be nice! But, today holds better and more exciting opportunities than…

If you were a visitor to one of our church assemblies, what would you want the members of the church to do? (Whatever your answer is, what if you start doing that for our visitors?) If you were a new member of the congregation, what would you want the “older” members of the church to do? (Whatever your answer is, what if…

What has the Lord done for you lately? Do you ever wonder, “Where is God? Is He near? Does He care?” Read Psalm 34 and see what the Lord is ready to do for you every day. “He heard me” (34:4). “He delivered me from all my fears” (34:4). “The Lord heard…and saved him out of all his troubles” (34:6). “The Lord…