From the time Emily and I first knew we were expecting, we sang “Jesus Loves Me” to our daughter Evelyn. She heard it in the…
We live in a culture where people like to wear tags, and especially what to “identify” according to specific groups and preferences. Some want…
Have you ever been hurt by something someone said? Or even worse, have you hurt someone deeply by something you blurted out? Maybe that heartache…
The “fruit of the Spirit” passage is one of those so familiar to us that we often take little time to think about it. When…
What do we need God to tell us? The Word of God gives us everything God wants us to know. We call this the sufficiency…
David should have helped Goliath? Lexus has recently produced a new, scripturally ignorant commercial. Empathy means not “David versus Goliath, but David helping Goliath.” (here) …
As Christians, we are as adept at putting on a show as the Pharisees of old. Only God accurately searches our hearts and knows who…
Daniel 11:21-29 How can we live in a stable, confident manner when our nation is shaken by assassinations, fraudulent leaders, diplomatic intrigue, military force and…
Sure, Scripture is nice to have. But is it necessary? Yes. Scripture is necessary. We need it. One dictionary of theological terms I checked gave…
“Pastor, I need to ask you a question.” Can we talk privately, please? The next few steps from the public to the privacy of my…
The head of a New York City private school that has been accused of indoctrinating students with progressive politics and “anti-racist” orthodoxy privately acknowledged that…
Sanctification is the process of becoming more like Christ in our conduct and character. The objective of this pursuit of moral integrity is to be…
Choosing the Narrow Way (Mark 8.34) “When [Jesus] had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to…
If Scripture is clear, why is there so much in here I still don’t understand? If you’ve spent much time in the Bible, you are…
Daniel 11:5-12 How do you feel when you see a plan come together? Now sometimes, plans are hard to make. There are just so many…
After a year of Covid-19, riots, political upheaval, and changing political landscape one thing is clear. The world as we once knew it is gone…
My wife and I went to church six times Sunday. [Pastor Stiekes wrote this piece for January 26, 2021.] I’m sure this does not sound…
How would you have responded to a poll back in 1979? A 1979 Gallup Poll asked this question: If you, yourself, were testing your own…
We had the privilege of owning a “luxury” vehicle years ago. We even paid cash for it. It was a 1989 Ford E-150 conversion van.…
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