If progressives are so afraid that the “wall of separation” between church and state is being dismantled, why are they not balking at the federal government’s conversion of the black church into a sub-agency of Health and Human Services? There are so many questions to ask about this odd church/state relationship. Given the fact that... Continue Reading

Maybe you’ve had a bad experience in a church. Maybe you were let down by a pastor or disillusioned in some way and now feel like you want nothing to do with church. There are some churches you should leave – if they don’t preach the word or they tolerate sin. But don’t give up... Continue Reading

Choose the biblical standard. I have plenty of personal preferences, but these are not equal with biblical precepts. As a mentor, I see God sanctifying me as I sort out what He values and realize that not everyone applies the principles in the same way.  For example, I would rather bake in my kitchen for a Session meeting than... Continue Reading

We give thanks evangelistically. We proclaim “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations” (57:9, 108:3). Do we express our thanks to God before those who do not believe in him? When they hear, they just might give thanks, too.   As our nation... Continue Reading

 I was not interested in an event-driven youth ministry but one that revolved around the teaching and prayer and relationships formed on a designated night each week. Yes, we would go to camp and have some events but the anchor would be a midweek Bible Study. I sold them on it but they were skeptical... Continue Reading

When, through faith and repentance, the scales fall from our eyes, when our hearts of stone are changed by God to hearts of flesh, not only do we acknowledge what we have always known about God in and through creation, but God’s special revelation — His Word — more fully details His majesty and glory... Continue Reading

There is no need to contact the EPA. God is firmly in charge of the climate. The pollution that needs to be dealt with is our sin. God has handled that by offering the gift of salvation to all who trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of sins. For what is truly a “safer, more... Continue Reading

Our trials serve a purpose in that they conform our lives to Christ. Yes, we will never have to suffer to the degree that He did. Even still, one’s trials do not suddenly disappear the moment they become a Christian. But be thankful: they are a sign that you are His, that you have a... Continue Reading

Over time, I have come to see the wisdom of the words to enjoy God. They capture the all encompassing nature of our relationship with God; namely, being chosen by God, called by God, united to God in Christ, justified by God, indwelt by the Spirit of God, adopted by God, sanctified by God, and loving... Continue Reading

 “The Bible clearly says…” Apparently the age of IT and social media has turned millions into Bible scholars who don’t need to hear about the Bible’s clarity and who don’t believe the Bible is clear on much at all. Millennials want a lot more hesitation, qualification, humility, and admissions of fallibility in pastors’ sermons. It’s claimed... Continue Reading