God has not called us to bear every load that life places upon us. Rather, He has given us a number of resources to help us bear the load of life. For instance, Jesus taught us how to pray to God. He also stressed the need …
The title of this blog post may seem insignificant to some. Why should I rejoice in the fact that this is the day the Lord has made? they ask. “This day” is not unique to any other day, in terms of who made it. For it …
Have you ever met or known a ruthless bully? I’m talking about someone who randomly inflicts punishment upon others for no reason at all. The biggest bully in the world is someone we can’t see; that is the devil. He is rampant in the earth. He …
As a pastor, I sometimes hear churchgoers talk about how hard it is to understand the Bible. Being unable to understand the Bible is a serious problem because you can’t live by what you don’t understand. The Lord does not want us to be hearers of …
Here is the situation. Jesus died almost 2000 years ago. We did not exist at that time. We had not committed any sins because we were not of His generation. So, just whom did Jesus die for? Was His atoning death only for those who lived …
Everybody is traveling on a road in life. Ultimately, however, every road in life leads to one of two places. It either leads to the place of eternal life, or to the place of eternal damnation. In one’s quest to find the road that leads to …
How would you define your relationship with Christ? Are you a passionate Christian or would you define yourself as being passive toward Christ? Every Christian is in the driver’s seat as to what kind of relationship he or she will have with the Lord. I realize …
None of us knows it all. Every one of us can use the advice of others at times. But our most trusted resource for advice should be the Bible. It is loaded with the counsel of God for every area of our life. Where do you …
Not only has Christ made us free from the power of sin but also from the bondage of legalism. Examples of legalism: You can’t wear jeans to church; can’t do this on that day; can’t eat meat; can’t marry outside your race, etc. Some Christians today …
“Have you heard anything?” I received this text message one Saturday afternoon. After reading it, I read the string of messages I had not read throughout the day. It turns out that one of my former colleagues had died the previous day. How sad. He worked …
