How Are You Doing?

27 Feb 2022

How Are You Doing?

February 27, 2022

When someone asks that question, there is a tendency to give a quick, reflexive response, like, “Good, how are you?” Perhaps this is understandable, because we realize that every time a person asks this question they are not seeking a detailed explanation of every malady in our lives. If everyone […]

20 Feb 2022

Jesus’s View of Leadership

February 20, 2022

Becoming a great leader by the method of Jesus completely contradicts what the world usually assumes about leadership. In a fascinating incident recorded by Mark, Jesus teaches three essential qualities of leadership, and then effectively debunks the world’s definition in favor of God’s view of true leadership: And there come […]

13 Feb 2022

The Fulness of Time

February 13, 2022

Paul stated that Jesus came to this earth when conditions were right. “But when the fulness of the time came, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,” (Gal. 4:4. Like everything else God does, the coming of his Son was well planned. The preparations […]

06 Feb 2022

Forgiveness

February 6, 2022

As parents raise children, we teach them to say “I’m sorry” when they do something wrong to begin teaching them how apologies and forgiveness work in life. How is it that apologies and forgiveness take on a level of difficulty when maturity and wisdom are supposed to be leading in […]

30 Jan 2022

Things Which Weaken a Christian’s Credibility

January 30, 2022

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost, (Luke 19:10). The purpose of our Christian lives may be viewed as an extension of Christ’s presence and influence in this world. We are here to further his work, (Mt. 28:18-20). We are not here primarily to further our own interests […]

23 Jan 2022

Maintaining a Good Work Ethic (In a Trying Time)

January 23, 2022

Man was meant to work! The first man, Adam, was not simply placed in a utopian garden with nothing to do. He was immediately given a job, (Gen. 2:15). The Scriptures often extol the virtues of productive labor and hard work. “There is nothing better for a man than that […]

16 Jan 2022

Irritating Old People

January 16, 2022

Older people can be very irritating. While driving, for example, I have noticed that they are slower on the road. This especially when you are behind one of them, and in a hurry. During night driving, some of them do not dim their headlights as they approach you. At intersections, […]

09 Jan 2022

Can We Know We Are Saved?

January 9, 2022

Can We Know We Are Saved? by Robert C. Veil, Jr. Years ago I had a series of discussions with an elder in the Lord’s church who took the position that he could not know for sure that he was saved. Upon further inquiry, I learned that he had been […]

02 Jan 2022

A New Year’s Resolution About Bible Class

January 2, 2022

I’d like to make a challenge which specifically applies to certain members of our congregation. You know who you are! But this challenge generally applies to us all. I hope you will give it your serious and prayerful consideration, and indulge me in this article for a few moments to […]

23 Dec 2021

The Benevolent Generosity of Christians

December 23, 2021

Christians are the most generous, giving people on earth. That’s because they recognize that they themselves have been given so much. Without the grace of God, the gift of his only begotten Son, and the amazing sacrifice that Jesus made for his people, Christians would be lost. They get that. […]