The Apostle Paul went through some very discouraging experiences during his life, yet one of his primary recommendations to everyone was to "Rejoice!" How can you rejoice when times are discouraging? …
The Holy Spirit--the Third Part of the Trinity--is someone Christians occasionally mention, but rarely appreciate the fundamental role He must play if our lives are to reach any true Christian…
This week is our Homecoming and we look forward to being re-united with many friends who may be coming back to our church for the first time in quite a…
How should we react as Christians to the adversities of life? It took a gust of wind and a Montana rodeo to give me a better picture of what our Christian…
There are a lot of books, magazines and news stories that cover dietary matters. They all try to give us advice on what we should and should not eat. But,…
What a crazy world we live in! The good seemed to be crushed, while the wicked prosper--figure that. As Christians, how do we make sense of such a state of…
How do we assess our self-worth from a Christian perspective?--in dollars and cents? Well, yes. (But, for a very different reason than you might think.)
Sometimes we will hear a noted theologian or Christian leader make a statement about something, and we take it for granted that it is the Gospel Truth. But, if those…
I recently read an interesting op-ed article in a nation-wide publication by a noted Christian leader who informed us that radical Islamic ideology coupled with the violence of terrorism makes him afraid. Oh, really?--how…
I wonder what this world would be like if all Christian Churches of the various denominations (even the non-denominational ones) would cease any discord and work in harmony to advance…