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 [...]

Why did the Lord give us His Word? I am referring to the Bible or the Scriptures (not Jesus - John 1:1). I love the answer Pastor Charles Stanley provides: "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're scattered throughout. [...]

Well another election is upon us. Few would debate that the results of this one will change our way of life. In Romans 15:13 the Apostle Paul wrote: "Now may the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy [...]

Dr. Michael Brown is an evangelical cultural commentator. In a recent article he commented: "If you are a Christian, you should have a target on your back." As I think about the forthcoming election and our conversations over the last couple of weeks, I am convinced that Dr. Brown's comment is absolutely correct. Consider the following [...]