Bible Study
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Are You Quick to Listen and Slow to Speak?
One of the wisest exhortations in all of Scripture comes from the book of James. In that wonderful book, James (the half-brother of Jesus) writes these words: Wherefore, my beloved […]
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A Man Called Pain: The Story of Jabez in the Bible
In the book of I Chronicles, we meet a man named “Pain.” That’s right. A man whose name means “pain.” That man is Jabez. We don’t know much about Jabez. […]
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My Thoughts on God, Government, and America
On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, America witnessed one of the saddest days in history. The Capitol Building, a bastion of democracy around the world, was stormed and essentially taken over […]
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How Can We Trust a God Who Causes or Allows Pain and Suffering?
How can we place our faith, hope, and love in a God who either directly causes or at least intentionally allows pain and suffering?
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Is it Wrong for Christians to Serve in or Support the Military? The Bible on War
Today is Veterans Day. That’s the case at least for my American readers. And thus it’s a good time to ask the question “What does the Bible say about war […]
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What Does I Timothy 3:15 Mean?
“These things I write to you, though I hope to come to you shortly,” the Apostle Paul wrote his young protege, Timothy, sometime in the early part of the sixth […]
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Don’t Count on Tomorrow: The Lessons of James 4:13-17
It's one thing to procrastinate on a school or work project. It's another to procrastinate in our relationship with God.
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What Did Jesus Mean by Render unto Caesar?
When asked about paying taxes to the Roman government, Jesus responded by saying, "Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's." (Matthew 22:21, KJV). What did He mean? And what lessons does this teaching represent for us today?
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America Needs Healing
Never in my lifetime has the United States of America been in the midst of such turmoil, unrest, uncertainty, and pain as is the case now. America needs healing.
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What Does the Bible Say About Racism?
All people of faith (and frankly people who may not be part of a faith group or tradition) must unite against racism.
