Last week we began a conversation about worldviews. Your worldview determines how you think, act, and perceive reality. We rightly identified that there are two primary worldviews, Theism and Atheism. In truth, a wrong or incomplete view of God provides justification for those who claim to be atheists. To that point, you were encouraged to [...]

Every person has a worldview or philosophy of life that influences how they think, act, and perceive reality. The fundamental questions that all worldviews must answer are called "The three great questions of life" 1. What is the origin of life? (How did I get here?) 2. What is the meaning of life? (What is my purpose?) 3. What is our ultimate destiny? (What happens when [...]

The purpose and joy of the Christian life isn't to live for ourselves and our own exaltation, but for God and His glory. Glorifying the Lord isn't merely something we sing about on Sundays; it encompasses the entirety of our lives. What does this idea mean?  From Pastor Charles Stanley: 1. To glorify God we must understand what His glory is. From Scripture we [...]

Happy New Year! Yep, another opportunity for reflection. As you look back over the past year, do you see any exciting accomplishments? To that question, Pastor Charles Stanley comments: "Maybe you reached a goal or started working toward one. Your successes might be spiritual ones seen only by you and God, or you feel the year was filled [...]

I am sitting at my desk on the first day of winter writing this blog for the day after Christmas. I must have read Luke 2:10 - 11 a dozen times this month, focusing upon this simple phrase: ..."I bring you good tidings of GREAT JOY, which shall be for ALL people...". This is a powerful declaration. We all want more joy [...]

Recently one of our elders shared with me a devotional from BSF entitled And He Will Be Called. It is a study on the names of our Savior. It is based on that iconic passage from Isaiah 9:6-7. "For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. [...]

Last week we examined the account of the Magi found only in Matthew 2. It was clear that they believed the child in the manager was indeed the long awaited Messiah; their gifts clearly affirmed their faith in that specific child being the literal fulfillment of the O.T. Messianic Prophecies. The efforts of King Herod also [...]

Happy December! The Christmas season always makes me think about the Magi in the Biblical account (Matthew 2:1-12). Who were they? Why were they looking for the Christ-child? How'd they know when and where to look for him? We know that Magi or "wise men", were a priestly caste in the ancient world that often served as [...]

Good Morning Men of Intention, How was the Apostle Paul able to say in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 that we are to respond to difficult circumstances by giving thanks? He summarized for us in 2 Corinthians 11:23 - 27 that his life circumstances were filled with great hardship, yet he still had a heart of gratitude and by his own [...]

Why did the Lord give us His Scriptures? Pastor Charles Stanley comments: "The Lord gave us the Scriptures primarily so we could know Him; His nature, works, ways, and thoughts. The answers to our questions are found in the Bible, but they are scattered throughout and we must search for them, and in the process, we discover [...]