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When This Last Barrier to Vice is Broken Down

While recently reading from Moses Lard’s Commentary on Paul’s Letter to Romans, my attention was captured by a sentence from Lard on the...

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The Apathy Trap...

This is strange but calluses interest me. It’s interesting that when our bodies experience pain in the same spot often, our skin reacts...

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A Tribute to Two

Do you remember what you learned when you were in the 2nd grade? If you are like me, you probably don't remember what you had for lunch...

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One out of Ten

Then as He entered a certain village, there met Him ten men who were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and...

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When I Come...

When I come to worship, I have the privilege of being in the presence of other Christians with whom I share a like precious faith (2...

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Understanding "The Mystery"

Some of the most common experiences in life are still full of wonder. Husbands and wives often wonder to themselves about their partner...

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What is New Testament Baptism?

It is always tempting for a preacher to pull out his Greek lexicons and read the definition of the original word translated “baptism” in...

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Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

I happened across an interesting little website years ago while doing some unrelated research. The site was the Career Resource Center...

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Basic Things

The purpose for the gospel of Jesus is to bring about salvation. The information taught about Jesus in the Bible is for this purpose...

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The Meaning of "Now"

A story from Reader's Digest in 1996 told of a dad who often complained about the problems he had getting his son to clean his room. The...

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"Tis So Sweet"

One day Louisa Stead (1850-1917) with her husband and four-year-old daughter went to enjoy the beach at Long Island, New York. While...

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On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross...

It was the most tragic event in history... Yet it was the most wonderful thing that ever happened. It was the saddest spectacle mankind...

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Life Lessons from Spinning Plates

I was fascinated watching a program many years ago of the man who could “spin the plates.” He had about twenty or so wooden poles that...

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To The End...

I was looking at a display in a Civil War Museum when I noticed an old letter. A Confederate soldier wrote the letter to his wife in...

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Jesus Never Quit

Jesus did not quit meeting with His disciples because Judas was a thief, nor because Peter was fickle at times. He didn’t quit preaching...

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If going to church was like shopping...

My preferred method of shopping is the essence of simplicity. Make a list of the items I want. Take the list to the store of choice...

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In Who's Hands

In the hands of the average dribbler, a good indoor basketball is worth $30-150. A basketball in Michael Jordan’s hands was worth $90...

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Expensive Junk and Free Treasure

The zeal with which people will pursue the toy that their kid wants most for Christmas is astounding. Every year seems to have a new...

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Tomorrow

One of the most surprising statements in the Bible comes from the mouth of Pharaoh. It was during the 10 plagues that God brought upon...

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The End of an Unexpected Year

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit";...

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