Context is everything. Do you really know when things happened? Have you thought through the implications of documented Bible history? ♦ Like many people I used to get the years and periods of history mixed up. When was the US Civil… Read More ›
The Church
Essentials for Men
What’s it take to be a guy these days? A man of men? A godly man? It’s a journey we men never quite finish. But we can progress and be better men than we’ve been. ♦ This weekend over 200… Read More ›
Wise, Powerful, Bold and Ordinary
The origin of any institution should be understood and even studied as it provides insight into initial intent, power and heart, regardless of modern deviations from its roots. ♦ In the initial days following the ascension of Christ (40 days after… Read More ›
Pilgrims’ Process
Acknowledging that their purpose was to glorify God, the Pilgrims had a clear vision and staked their very lives on following it. ♦ I heard some late night comedy shows conduct “Man on the Street” interviews about Thanksgiving. Some people… Read More ›
A Unified Old and New Testament?
How often we are asked or consider our own doubts about the unity of the Bible? Isn’t the tone and coherence of the Old Testament so very different from the New Testament? ♦ Have you ever doubted the unity of… Read More ›
The Sower and the Vine
What we do and how we are “deployed” in this world is really a function of our response to the Word of God. ♦ Deployment. Several years ago this word was puzzling to me as I was hearing this term used… Read More ›