November 1, 2020 I love this time of year – end of October, first of November. Why, you ask – Octoberfest, the changing of the leaves, the fullness of Fall, cooler weather, time-change Sunday, college football? Well, while I love those things, it’s not actually them. This time of the year gives me an annual […]

October 18, 2020 Last week, I began by suggesting there are some extremes we need to avoid concerning the second coming of Jesus Christ.  You may remember, first I said we should avoid trying to figure it all out and set dates.  Prognosticators have erroneously set dates through the centuries, and as those dates have come and […]

October 11, 2020 There are a couple of extremes we should avoid concerning the second coming of Jesus Christ.  First is to try to figure it all out and start setting dates.  I suppose within that extreme is a healthy focus on, even longing for the return of Christ.  But it is also forgetting that Jesus said no […]

October 4, 2020 As early as the first century, the fish became a symbol for the Christian faith.  You see, the Greek word for fish is ichthus, and those Greek letters correspond to this acrostic, Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior.  Now, you remember in the early days of our faith, Christianity was severely persecuted.  It was first seen as […]

September 13, 2020 Just last week, The Gospel Coalition shared the results of a recent survey of Americans, particularly evangelicals.  The 2020 Ligonier Ministries’ State of Theology survey is a biennial survey conducted by LifeWay Research that “takes the theological temperature of the United States and reveals what Americans believe about God, Jesus Christ, the Bible, sin, worship, […]

September 6, 2020 In the 17th and 18th Centuries, a religious system called deism became popular, especially in England, as well as the New World.  It was even espoused by some of the founding fathers of our country – namely, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.  Deism teaches that there is a God who is creator, and we can know of Him […]

August 23, 2020 Deconversion stories are all the rage.  What is a deconversion story?  Michael Kruger, President of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, writes, “De-conversion stories are designed not to reach non-Christians but to reach Christians.  And their purpose is to convince them that their outdated, naïve beliefs are no longer worthy of their assent. A person simply […]

August 9, 2020 Who is an authority over you?  In a country which holds liberty and independence as two of our highest values, who, if anyone, is an authority over you?  Certainly, the violent protests over the past few months have brought that question to the fore.  Are governing authorities over us?  Are police authorities over us?  Some have answered […]

July 26, 2020 What is your favorite Jesus story?  There are obviously lots from which to choose – so many teachings, so many healings, so many miracles.  Amazing stories, like when He calmed the storm, walked on water, raised the dead, drove out demons – oh, I know a favorite, when He drove out a legion of […]

July 19, 2020 We’ve all heard the variety of euphemisms used for death or dying.  Some go like this: He passed or passed away May she rest in peace They met their demise She is deceased He lost his life She gave up her battle He succumbed to (some disease) Some with a touch of humor […]