I have found, and I think most people who have attended church for awhile would have to agree, that music is one of the touchiest areas of many squabbles in the church. Maybe it has always been that way, but I’d rather believe it is something that has risen to the forefront since about the late …
One of the most popular Bible stories is found in John 4:3-30. It’s the story of Jesus meeting a woman from the area of Samaria, a place where most good people seemed to avoid. But He chose to go there, out of His way and on purpose, to prove a point to those that turn their nose up to people they …
I believe many people today think they reside next to God’s kingdom and will someday be moving there. I believe there are lots of people who think they are a resident of one town and all the time really living in another one, spiritually speaking. The Christian life is a life of faith which will …
Nothing quite gnaws at a person like when you’ve missed something that was for you and you should have heeded and followed through. But keep in mind God’s never finished with the story. He always still has the last say in your life to help you be better than you are today. It is how you finish this …
Never forget what God has done for you. Sometimes we have to be reminded where we’ve been to get a clear look at where we are going, because no matter where it is, no matter what you’re headed into, God has made the provisions you’ll need. Revelation 2:17 lets us know that God still provided for …
I understand people get confused, that people struggle in their faith. I’m not belittling this. But to continue to live and conduct one’s life day after day against the very word of God, doing things one’s own way, is a dangerous game to play with one’s eternal soul. In God’s word, He Himself left …
Many times when there has been a national tragedy or a terrible accident, we’ve heard a government spokesman or national leader, a state or local official, stand at the microphone and speak to the audience and media about how they feel about this storm, senseless shooting, etc., and say these …
Real truth is hard to find. Maybe it’s because it’s hard to deal with. Yet real truth is the only way to know how to make your best choice of decisions. Therefore, you can make them on fact and not fiction. So here it goes – there is no such thing as luck. Everything that happens in this world has …
The year was 1913 and a young man was playing music for a dance one evening. But as he continued to play, as the evening passed on, he began, for some reason, to be moved by thoughts of Jesus and what Jesus had done by giving His life to be crucified for his sins. He could no longer take these …
The old term for those that straddle the fence is a term referring to people who try to play with both sides of an issue so they don’t have to really take a side and try to make both sides happy. But this always leads to little effect. You can never trust those fence riders. They are on whoever’s …