Physical versus Spiritual Training
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it. Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. So I do not run aimlessly;...
Read More Looking to Jesus
Each of the gospels is unique. God did not give us just one story of the life of Christ, although that would have been sufficient. He chose to tell it from four perspectives, through the eyes of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Though they all worked from the same information...
Read More Max, Beth, and the Latest Circus Church Craze
Circus church must be wearing thin. After years of crowd-pleasing theatrics to pack the pews, the popcorn has grown stale and the Starbucks has turned cold. Those who grasp history as well as human tendencies could have predicted that the emptiness of Evangelicalism would eventually manifest itself and a new...
Read More Judging Others
I don’t make a habit of recommending movies. In far too many movies, very little of godly value is present and worthy of recommending. Laced with profanity, making sensual appeals, promoting intoxication – let not our consciences become dulled to such poor fodder for the spiritual mind! But a recent...
Read More Why Do You Insist on Baptism?
It seems that nothing separates those who profess faith in Christ like the subject of baptism. The division over baptism is quite ironic considering the significant role it played in the ministries of Jesus and His apostles. Many today distort its purpose, downplay it’s importance, or totally disregard its necessity...
Read More Why Doesn’t the Church Contribute to Businesses That Help People?
The church we read about in the Bible belongs to God and was planned by Him before the creation of the world (Eph.3:8-11). It was to make known the wisdom of God (3:10). It was built by Jesus Christ, our Lord, (Matt.16:18), who is its foundation (1 Cor.3:11), and was...
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