Our Mission: Part 1

06 Jun 2021

Our Mission: Part 1

June 6, 2021

One of the last matters Jesus addressed before his ascension was what we know as the Great Commission. When you stop and think about it, Jesus might have talked about many other things. He could have reminisced about his three years of intensive ministry with those apostles. He might have […]

30 May 2021

How to be Friendly

May 30, 2021

Almost everyone agrees that friendliness is a great asset in life. Although there are rare, highly-focused exceptions, the vast majority of successful, influential people are friendly. They are likable. They are popular among their peers, and people actually enjoy being around them. If you want to have friends, the Bible […]

23 May 2021

A Good Name

May 23, 2021

Successful, enduring companies understand the value of a good name. They guard their name with patent and copyright protections, and they aggressively oppose any serious violations of their name. They understand that the name is often the first thing customers see, and it summarizes what the company is all about. […]

16 May 2021

Dressing for Respect

May 16, 2021

In his bestseller 1975 book, Dress for Success, John T. Malloy popularized the concept of “power dressing,” the idea that how we dress affects our level of power, influence and success in the workplace. He cited scientific research in recommending that job applicants dress as though they already have the job, […]

09 May 2021

Heroes of Faith

May 9, 2021

Who is your hero? It may be a parent, a grandparent, a schoolteacher or early influence in your life, maybe a gospel preacher or some public figure. Who has lived their life in such a way that you find yourself wanting to be more and more like them? In Hebrews […]

02 May 2021

The “Flaw of the Excluded Middle”

May 2, 2021

In a play on words referring to a principle in logic dating from the work of Aristotle, anthropologist Paul G. Heibert in January, 1982 coined the phrase, “flaw of the excluded middle.” He used that phrase to describe a common problem of Western missionaries, namely their refusal or inability to […]

18 Apr 2021

Growing Old Together

April 18, 2021

The gospel writer, Mark, tells of an incident in the life of Jesus where he fielded an interesting question about fasting: “Why don’t your disciples fast like disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees?” Jesus explained that it was not yet the appropriate time for them to fast since […]

11 Apr 2021

God, Give Us Christian Homes

April 11, 2021

In 1949 Baylus Benjamin McKinney (1886-1952) published the song, God Give Us Christian Homes. The first stanza reads as follows: “God, give us Christian homes! Homes where the Bible is loved and taught, homes where the Master’s will is sought, homes crowned with beauty that love hath wrought; God, give us Christian […]

04 Apr 2021

Why Did You Doubt?

April 4, 2021

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Mt. 14:31NKJV) Like most of Jesus’ questions, this one has a superficial answer on the surface, but upon closer examination provokes some profound introspection. Jesus had just miraculously walked […]

28 Mar 2021

The Gospel Can Reach Across Cultures

March 28, 2021

All people of the world need the saving gospel of Jesus Christ. And the gospel of Jesus Christ is up to the task. When we consider the many and various world cultures all around the globe, we might wonder how the gospel can possibly reach such diverse and foreign peoples, […]