One day last summer I was on my way to lunch when I drove by a house that was having a rummage sale. Even though I did not stop for the sale, I could not help but notice the display closest to the street—what caught my eye was a table filled with old trophies that more…

The apostle Paul told Titus to “remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work” (Titus 3:1). Part of the work of a gospel preacher is to remind Christians to do good deeds. There are several reasons why you and I need to be “ready for every good work.” more…

Christians are disdained and hated for their strong convictions of faith, radical morality, and different ways of life. In a world of political correctness, it is still socially acceptable to mock and denigrate Christians. When Christians are maligned and mistreated, there is a natural tendency to play the victim card, have self-pity, and say, “Woe more…

To dismiss God from our decisions is a most foolish thing to do. The reality of God is the most massive truth we’ll ever encounter, and the most consequential. It is folly to omit this truth from our thinking, as if we expected it to move out of our way. Some individuals disregard God by more…

“Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, ‘Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!’ Nathanael said to him, ‘How do you know me?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you’”(John 1:47). I love this little story. On sight Jesus knows more…