Last week we examined the passage from Luke 12:54 & ff where Jesus admonished us to be interpreters of our times; to "discern the winds". The winds of a gospel-centered life foster the principles of the Kingdom of God, winds not rooted in the gospel, foster principles of the kingdom(s) of the world. We left off last [...]

Jesus said in Luke 12:54 - 56, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does. And when the south wind blows you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is... You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is [...]

Recently, I read an article from the Denison Forum concerning Ascension Sunday. You can read the entire article off their website (referring to the date of 05-13-24). Any given year we can calculate that date by counting forward from Easter Sunday; this year, Ascension Sunday was May 9. The author comments: "This event is typically celebrated more by liturgical Christians [...]

There are 100 New Testament commands concerning how we are to relate to "one another" within the Body of Christ, i.e. The Church. Last week we shared six "one another" commands on how NOT to treat one another, this week I want to share the positive phrasing of these specific commands; how are we to treat "one another". INTENTIONAL men [...]

Continuing from the last two weeks concerning living for "one another" within the construct of the Church. The phrase "one another" is derived from the Greek word allelon which means "one another, each other, mutually, reciprocally." It occurs 100 times in the New Testament. Approximately 59 of those occurrences are specific commands teaching us how and how not to relate [...]

Over 100 times in the New Testament we are admonished to live life with one another = (believers) in profound and practical ways. Let's take a took at several of these commands: 1. We are to "encourage one build one another up" (1 Thessalonians 5:11).  Fellowship in the church isn't just greeting each other or sharing potluck meals (although [...]

I am a Preachers Kid (PK). I literally grew up in the local church, and all these years later I am still "at church" every day. I have been so very blessed and privileged to be a part of a local congregation my entire life. Life in the church can be comforting and refreshing, or uncomfortable, puzzling, difficult, [...]

I have been reading a particular devotional for decades; My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers. I suspect many of you have also been admonished, blessed, challenged, directed, encouraged...etc; by Chambers. I no longer read it in order of calendar dates, I tend to use the read where it opens method. Here is where it opened recently: "After God's [...]

Good Morning Men of Intention, We can have unwavering faith for this life and eternity beyond because of the assurances given in the resurrection of Jesus. Our Biblical Christian Worldview rests on two simple phrases from the Word: 1. (Genesis 1:1) In the beginning, God... 2. (Matthew 28:6) He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said... The resurrection [...]

Yesterday we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This wonderful and world-altering event that matters as much today as it did 2,000 years ago. The late Pastor Charles Stanley writes: "Everyone makes choices in life, how to live, what to believe. There are numerous religions to choose from, each with their own holy books and [...]