If we are to refine and sharpen our accuracy in representing the King’s proclamations, where does it begin? Context, context, context.   I live in a town reminiscent of The Andy Griffith Show. It is a wonderful, fast-growing community just outside of Birmingham, Alabama. Real estate is booming. Even small houses are selling for enormous... Continue Reading

Here are two essential things that you as a follower of Christ need to know about the world. First, the world is filled with tribulation. But, second and more importantly, it is conquered tribulation. The Lord has overcome the world.   Do you know what the shortest verse in the New Testament is? The obvious... Continue Reading

We all know the importance of distinguishing the meat from bones, whether it’s when we read books, watch movies, listen to sermons, or receive advice from friends. When it comes to Critical Race Theory, the question is whether we’re dealing with a bony piece of fish, or water from a poison well.   If you... Continue Reading

Himself the Word of God, Jesus’s words were like the words of no other man, before him, in his day, or since. He opened his mouth to teach, and soon “all the people were hanging on his words” (Luke 19:48).   “No one ever spoke like this man!” Even his enemies had to admit it.... Continue Reading

Classic Western literature, from Homer to Shakespeare, Mark Twain and even Harper Lee, is now being canceled, much in the same way that the Islamic State group and early Christians destroyed ancient statues that offended them.   When I was a boy about 11, I committed a crime that changed my life. I stole a book.... Continue Reading

Unity for unity’s sake is always an illusion. Unity requires substance, a shared love, shared commitments, and confessions. It requires definition. Broadness and narrowness applied in the right places.   Our focus people group suffers from an unusual amount of internal disunity. Just ask any local man in the bazaar and he will gladly elaborate for... Continue Reading

Those who know God are called by God to be His disciples. His disciples must always be ready to give an answer for the hope that is in them. That answer is impossible to give if we do not know God. The church is called to promote, proclaim, and protect the truth of God’s Word... Continue Reading

In 2020, 39% of Americans agreed that their religious leaders had high or very high “honesty and ethical standards.” While that figure lies slightly above the record low of 37% reached in 2018, trust in clergy has decreased considerably from the record high it achieved more than 30 years earlier.   Public trust in American... Continue Reading

One of the purposes of Revelation is to help us to see Jesus. When the book says it is “the revelation of Jesus Christ” (Rev. 1:1), it is not only a communication from Jesus it is a communication about Jesus.    The Sunday School lesson was on Matthew 16 where Jesus asks His disciples what the scuttlebutt was... Continue Reading

The one who prays more in public than in private, or only gives at special events when likely to be thanked for it, or practices spiritual disciplines and lets everyone know just how difficult a spiritual routine he keeps, is more concerned about the outward appearance than a heart-relationship with Jesus.   According to Jesus,... Continue Reading