Am I going to the right church? On a weekly basis, there will be a church-goer somewhere who wonders, “Am I going to the right church?” This is a crucial question, for the answer is of eternal consequence. How does one determine the right answer to this question? How about asking some other questions? Why am I going to this church? Did…

How often do you actually watch commercials? Probably not as often as you did 15 years ago. Now we just fly right through them. Some folks who “watch” reality TV will fast forward to the end to find out who won. Some football fans will fast  forward between plays. Some racing fans will fast forward until they see a wreck. We love…

Did you ever have a teacher who had a treasure chest in her room, and a reward for some students was to open that treasure chest, search through it and find something they wanted? Or, have you ever seen a movie in which the characters found a treasure and started digging through it to see what they could find? The Bible says…

Somewhere around 4,000 years ago, the great patriarch Job exclaimed, “I know that my Redeemer lives” (Job 19:25). Is that something that you KNOW? Is that something that pricks your heart on a regular basis? Is that something  that resonates within your very being? There was a time when every Christian was owned by Satan–when Satan called the shots, when Satan was…

How important is it to you for people to know your name? When you go to work, to school, to church, to social activities, do you like for people to know who you are? To know your name? How important is it to you to know other people’s names? Have you ever known a person’s name, but you couldn’t put a face…

The Christians in the city of Philippi shared a special relationship with the apostle Paul, and they seemingly took every opportunity available to them to serve and care for him. For a period of time, Paul must have been beyond their reach, or perhaps they lost track of him while he was transported as a Roman prisoner. But, once he was imprisoned…

Do you remember the story of the rich man who “yielded plentifully” and made plans to build bigger barns to store his goods (see Luke 12:15-21)? I wonder what kind of barns we have, and I wonder how big our barns are and if we have ever needed to build bigger ones. Do you have a “barn” that houses your faith? How…

God promised Noah that He was going to destroy the earth with a flood and only those who were prepared would be saved. Noah began preparations by building the ark, and “during the construction of the ark,” “the patience of God kept waiting” (1 Pet. 3:21). Notice the tense of that verb. The patience (or longsuffering) of God–for people lost in sin…