I don’t know what you are hearing, but I feel like I am constantly hearing two complaints from young adults today: 1) Loneliness is a…
Many Christian interpreters of the Bible will readily call you anti-intellectual, obscurantist, and other nice epithets if you dare to believe the Bible really means…
DEI in the Local Church? The discussion about Equity and Inclusion has been a roller coaster ride for the last eight years. The conversation usually…
We are back from our holiday break with new podcasts based on the articles in our magazine, FrontLine. We left off with an interview with…
A spiritual gift is a God-granted ministry to each member of the body of Christ in order to edify its members. There are a variety…
Fifty days after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit and led by Peter, ignited a gospel movement that spread…
Deuteronomy 4 gives us two strong statements about the nature of God. I am calling them “propositions.” A proposition is “Something which is asserted or…
I’m sure that every child of God has experienced a time when they longed for that confirming presence of God and yet felt very alone.…
As the calendar turns to 2025, the temptation to set lofty goals is ever present. New Year’s resolutions and goal-setting planners promise transformation and success.…
Romans 12:1–2 is a fun text to study. It’s easy to notice three imperatives that guide the passage (present, do not be conformed, be transformed)…
Love Turned: A Look at Michal, the Daughter of King Saul When I started my most recent read through the Bible, I decided that this time…
I always emphasize Bible reading at this time of year. I also provide several Bible reading schedules for our people. (If you haven’t already found…
Maybe you’ve heard what the Massachusetts Historical Society has done. It’s posted online all fifty-one volumes of the private diaries of John Quincy Adams, sixth…
What if one lifetime were like one year? Moses said in Psalm 90:12, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our…
The wisdom of God’s Word encourages us to prosper on earth but not as an end unto itself. This world and its goods are passing…
Are you satisfied? If you turn on the television, open a magazine, or go to the mall, advertisements will bombard you with reasons that you…
Luke 2.1 ¶ And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should…
In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus told His followers, “Ye are the light of the world” (Matt. 5.14). Christianity has indeed been the light…
The recent shooting at Abundant Life Christian School brings, again, the subject of school violence to the minds of Christian School parents. In the…
This is our pre-Christmas edition of the podcast. We will take a break for a couple of weeks because most of us have family business…
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