The Word of God is for all mankind. There are Life and Death implications to how we respond. Casual response is actually not acceptable, per the ultimate Judge. The message is clear, even as told in a simple story. ♦ Some… Read More ›
Devotion
Still Well With Your Soul?
There are discouraging and even tragic events in life where one’s faith is tested and stretched to breaking points. The story of Horatio Spafford is a painful example of one that yet encourages us today with the story behind the authoring… Read More ›
3 Christian Resolutions
We make them every year. Resolute promises to ourselves to be different starting on January 1 of a New Year. As if there’s magic at the stroke of midnight. What’s a Christian to do? ♦ We’ve all made New Year’s… Read More ›
Handel’s Musical Masterpiece
You may attend a church service this Christmas week that has a choir performing Handel’s Messiah, a musical masterpiece. Do you know the full story of its composition? ♦ You’ve heard the song many times on the radio, on a recording,… Read More ›
A Christmas Question
If we celebrate Christmas, then how is it that we really don’t believe it all. ♦ Christmas is an odd time. Everybody buys into it (literally). At least the shopping, music, pageantry, beauty, coziness and festiveness of it all. It’s wonderful… Read More ›
A Christmas Story Often Missed
Christmas is certainly a time of good tidings and cheer. But there are serious implications found in The Story, but also in a little adjunct story often overlooked. ♦ It’s the time of year when stories of homecomings, reunions and gatherings… Read More ›
A Thanksgiving Story – The Indian Stranger
The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was celebrated with gratefulness for God’s provisions and survival, including a “special instrument sent of God…” ♦ In the days before America was founded, an American Indian named Tisquantum (Squanto for short) would travel across the… Read More ›
If God is Good, Why Do I Feel So Bad?
If God is so good, then why do we still feel so bad, even sad? What’s really keeping a person from a life of real joy and happiness? ♦ Ok. So if one is loved by God and God is good,… Read More ›
A Simple Gospel: Romans 1-3
The Biblical letter to the Romans, written by the Apostle Paul, makes a powerful presentation of the Christian Gospel and a case for the world’s need for God. And it merely takes faith, like that of a child. ♦ The Apostle… Read More ›
The Surrender Plan
I’ve got a plan. You’ve got a plan. We all have a wonderful plan for our life. How come it sometimes doesn’t seem to work out the way we want? ♦ It’s part of our get-ahead culture to plan and prepare,… Read More ›
Maybe Marriage is for Everybody?
Many around the world believe that homosexuality is as natural as life itself and therefore should be accepted in all aspects of society, even celebrated. The marriage institution is the next pillar to fall, inevitably. Right? ♦ In Genesis 32… Read More ›
What About Other Religions?
The common criticism of Christianity today is that it’s so exclusive. The notion that Jesus is the “only way” is very offensive to some people’s sense of fairness. It just doesn’t seem very tolerant of other views and religions. ♦ The… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 