Years ago, when I first began to get involved with the church, I volunteered to bring a group of young people to a Youth Rally. To do this I

The mission of the church never changes. It. Never. Changes. Congregations hire consultants and “experts” to come in and help them craft “mission statements” like a business. While those

The following is a parable I found about candles: One night during a blackout I fumbled to the closet where we keep the candles for nights like this. I

In April 1975, cartoonist Bill Keane introduced into his popular one panel comic strip, “The Family Circus” the character “Not Me.” “Not Me” was an imaginary character created by

There are those who are obsessed with trying to learn the future. They look into crystal balls, study tea leaves, and horoscopes. The truth is no one knows the

Every Christian believes that Jesus is both Lord and Christ, but not every Christian believes that Satan is real. Perhaps it’s because we are so far removed from the

In Ephesians, the Apostle Paul encourages all who read the small letter originally addressed to Christians at Ephesus to “walk His way.” To walk; to per·ee·pat·eh·o, in the Greek.

In Philippians 4:8, the Apostle Paul writes, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is

In Matthew 16:18 Jesus told us that He would build His church and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. God knew what He was doing when

As we begin reading the book of Exodus we discover that the children of Israel are enslaved by the Egyptians. God delivers His people out of bondage through His