It is saddening that many children grow up with little or no knowledge of the word of God.  If “righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people,” a knowledge of the scriptures will encourage the one and discourage the other (Prov. 14:34).

In the very nature of the case, parents are responsible for the children they bring into the world.  An infant needs to grow morally and spiritually as well as physically and mentally.  But parents who are diligent in training the bodies and minds of their children often are unconcerned about their spiritual development. 

God has always…

If you were to drive down the road and pass any gym or fitness center, you might notice the parking lot to be at maximum capacity.  Peering through the windows, you might even see people having to wait to use treadmills or other workout equipment because people are everywhere.  That is a stark contrast from just a week or two before when driving past the same fitness center there might be only a few regulars in there and someone could choose any piece of equipment they wanted.  Why such a change?  Well, we all know the answer to that –…

“Who say ye that I am?” is the question with which Jesus confronted the twelve at Caesarea Philippi. Men and women of our day are no less challenged to answer the same question, a question upon which hangs the very meaning of life itself. Who is this whose influence has cast itself powerfully across nineteen centuries?

The only Jesus we may know is the one whose story is written in the New Testament by His close companions and disciples. This is the “historical Jesus.” If we attack their simple, straightforward accounts as unreliable, we have burned the only bridge by which…

    “May your days be merry and bright.”  That’s not a problem for me during this season.  I love everything about it: the decorations, the music, the movies, the cooler weather, the family traditions. I think strangers are even friendlier to one another when they pass on the street, exchanging a chipper “good morning” on a cool, brisk day.  

    But to some, this is not “the most wonderful time of the year.”  The Holiday Blues are real.  They usher in periods of pain, sadness, and even depression.  While I’m enjoying a predictable plot on some Hallmark movie, another might…