A New York Post article recently stated, “Divorce rates have spiked in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic as couples have been stuck at home for months…The combination of stress, unemployment, financial strain, death of loved ones, illness, homeschooling children, mental illnesses, and more has put a significant strain on relationships.” There are some things, when you get married, that you just…

Here’s a newsflash (not really): There is darkness all around us! Of course, you already knew that! The darkness of sin, ungodliness and immorality has filled the earth since Adam and Eve were driven from the garden. What can you do about it? One responsibility we have is to “expose” the “unfruitful works of darkness” (Eph. 5:11). How do we do that? Take time to read Ephesians 5:8-14. Go…

Paul lived and preached in the immoral city of Corinth for 18 months. While there, he tried reasoning with and persuading both Jews and Greeks (Acts 18:4), but “they opposed him and blasphemed” (18:6). The gospel converted some (18:8) and was opposed by others (18:12). In the midst of this tumultuous time, the Lord spoke directly to Paul: “Do not be afraid, but go on…

I don’t know a single preacher who makes such his aim, but many preachers and/or sermons have been charged with being “boring.” While I do not want to defend unprepared sermons or lazy preachers, I do wonder sometimes if listener’s expectations are properly placed. We live in an entertainment-crazed world, and sometimes churchgoers compare the preacher with the latest sitcoms, YouTube phenom or televangelist. Sometimes…

In the midst of great laments for the children of Israel and the woeful results of their disobedience, Jeremiah took time to focus on the mercies, compassions and promises of God, which he emphasized are “new every morning” (Lam. 3:22-23). Think about that! For a child of God, even in times of despair, there are blessings from God that are “new every morning.” We…

The Lord told Abraham that He was going to destroy the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah because of their wickedness—specifically because of the sodomy/homosexuality that was being practiced inside those cities (Gen. 18:16-21; Jude 7). Abraham pleaded with the Lord to spare the righteous in those cities and then he drew this conclusion about the Lord, “Shall not the Judge of all the…

How many times have you heard someone say it? Or, how many times have you said it yourself? Some tragedy happens, and as fellow Christians are working through it together, someone says, “I don’t know how folks in the world make it through times like this without the church!”  Isn’t that the truth!? Only Christians share a deep (and almost inexplicable) connection with each…

Have you had enough? Are you “about up to here” with all that is going on? Would you say that your discouragement level has reached new highs in recent days? What can you do? Staying positive is a hard thing to do…even for a Christian. Some non-Christians look at Christians and expect perfect peace and sunniness all the time, but such is not always the case. However,…