Raising and keeping the next generation
I get frustrated when people say, “Youth are the future of the church.” It is true that someday the 14-year-old will become an elder...
How do you define community?
Cambridge Dictionary defines “community” as “the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common...
Alert, focused and encouraged
The news these days seems replete with stories of school shootings, political intrigue, natural disasters, economic woes, inflation and the continuing turmoil in Israel....
Because Christ reigns
Nicolae Carpathia. Buck Williams. Tsion Ben-Judah. These names kickstarted my ongoing enthusiasm for eschatology, the study of “last things” in Scripture. They are not...
How do we live as we wait Christ’s return?
I attended a Bible study recently where we looked at Matthew 24 and the end times. Most present subscribed to the pre-tribulation rapture position....
Encountering God
Moses is without equal in Jewish history. He is instrumental in saving the Hebrews from slavery and becomes the first and greatest of Israel’s...
Called by name
Do you expect to hear the voice of Jesus, our Good Shepherd? John 10 records Jesus’ words: “He calls his own sheep by name...
You won’t miss it
There was a stretch of time in my early- and mid-20s when I was obsessed with discovering God’s call for my life. It was...