Bad Habits and How to Avoid Them

12 Dec 2021

Bad Habits and How to Avoid Them

December 12, 2021

Habits are hard to break, that’s why they call them habits. Habitual behavior becomes second nature, and is often done without thinking. So, to break the habit requires extreme concentration and discipline, and is sometimes almost impossible. A better course of action is to never let bad habits form in […]

05 Dec 2021

Awareness

December 5, 2021

The valuable quality of “awareness” involves knowledge or perception. It carries the idea of being attentive and understanding that something is happening, or that some situation exists. Christians need to be aware of several things, and the Scriptures teach the value of being reminded so that we may be constantly […]

28 Nov 2021

Did I Thank the Lord Today?

November 28, 2021

Did I thank the Lord today for the good that came my way? Restful darkness, sacred night; for the blessed morning light. For the chance to greet anew, streaming Sun on morning dew? Did I thank him for my wife, faithful friend throughout my life? Little children, grown and gone, […]

21 Nov 2021

Reflections on the Passing of Time

November 21, 2021

I hope you will indulge me as I share a few personal thoughts, to include some spiritual applications which may be helpful to all of us. I spent a day at a brushfire yesterday, “burning memories.” As many of you know, I maintained a private law practice for 19 years, […]

11 Nov 2021

Misunderstandings About the Church

November 11, 2021

One of the big reasons we have such difficulty in reaching the lost is the fact that there are so many misunderstandings about what the church is. These misunderstandings have been developed over the centuries, nurtured by Satan to keep people confused and off-track in identifying God’s plan of salvation. […]

07 Nov 2021

The Trouble With Denominations

November 7, 2021

I remember hearing about a Sunday morning Bible class being conducted in an old, country church building many years ago. The teacher had been methodically moving through the text of a New Testament book, when a question came up about why the church of Christ did not imitate some particular […]

31 Oct 2021

Hope

October 31, 2021

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec, (Heb. 6:19-20KJV). “Hope” in the Scriptures refers to the […]

24 Oct 2021

Is a Christian School in Your Future?

October 24, 2021

There are many benefits to a Christian education. In addition to the opportunity to learn from teachers who share a godly worldview, and a deep respect for the Bible and the Lord’s church, there are the benefits of associating with fellow Christian students, and the chance to make friendships which […]

24 Oct 2021

Meeting People Where They Are

October 24, 2021

I was recently reminded of the simple but profound fact that “people are someplace.” People live and function within a particular context, and we would do well to consider this in our efforts to reach them with the gospel. For example, people are at a particular level of spiritual maturity. […]

17 Oct 2021

How Christ Supplies Our Every Need (Part 2)

October 17, 2021

Our Savior knows each of our needs, and has made loving provisions to supply them. Consider a few more of the basic needs of each member of American society: The Need For Meaningful Friendships We live in a society which prizes itself on its rugged individualism. While this has its […]