We want our kids to grow up to be responsible, productive adults. So, we train them to take on responsibilities and we encourage them strive for greatness. Those are ideal and needed life qualities, but what happens when those “needed life lessons” run up against the church? We want our kids to succeed, so we may push them to push themselves and strive for…

An expert in the law of Moses came to Jesus and attempted to “test” Him, however, he was the one who got tested. Luke tells us that he was “wanting to justify himself” as a keeper of the law, when he said to Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” (Luke 10:25-29). Jesus told the familiar parable of “The Good Samaritan” to identify “who” a neighbor…

On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus met with His twelve apostles in a large upper room to eat the Passover meal. From there, they would go to the Garden of Gethsemane, but Judas left the upper room gathering before Jesus and the eleven left. How would Judas know where to find them, so that he could betray Jesus? It’s possible that someone told him…

What is that? What is 5-2-12? Is that a date? No! Is it a combination? No! In Matthew 14, there were 5,000 men (what a large crowd!) following Jesus, who did not have anything to eat. (Can you imagine how much food it would take to feed 5,000 men, plus women, children and a bunch of growing boys?!) But they found some food—5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. That’s hardly…

For nearly 2,000 years, men have been trying to predict the date when Christ will return a second time, judge the world and usher in eternity. Some of the more well-known predicters have been among the Jehovah’s Witnesses, prophesying dates in 1874, 1914 and 1925 (among some of the dates they have suggested). A more modern effort was made by a man named Harold…

Jesus wanted His disciples to know what the church (i.e., the kingdom) would be like, describing its many aspects through parables, including its immeasurable value. In one parable, Jesus said that His church is “like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls” (Matt. 13:45). Do you know anyone who is searching for truth? What a beautiful pearl! But notice what Jesus said this merchant found. He “found one…

If a snake came and talked to you and offered you a piece of food that your Physician had forbidden you to eat, would you give in? Sometimes we are quick to judge. First, we may think, “Who in the world would pay attention to a talking snake?” (Yet, we have another man in the Bible arguing with a talking donkey.) Second, we may think, “Staying…

I may have misheard this. The morning traffic report on the radio said that there was an accident on the Beeline Highway at Lake Worth Road. Some people would completely disregard because they’re not on the road that day. Others would believe the report, as it is coming from a professional who knows what he’s talking about—why question him? Still others would realize that those two…