APPROACHING GOD

Our greatest spiritual asset is intimacy with God. Without that intimacy, we will attempt to fill the void with things like experience, education, or a religious position as replacements for intimacy with the Lord. None of those replacements creates intimacy with God....

HONORING THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD

Not all nations follow the Lord. Until those nations align with the Lord, even in their unredeemed state, they can still extend honor to other nations that have chosen to follow the Lord. This applies to all nations regarding the Great Commission the Lord spoke over...

DIVISIVE PEOPLE

One reason some churches become weak is their unchallenged tolerance of people who create division among their members. This division is not about sharing differing opinions about life, politics, or personal preferences. It’s a division that creates doubt in a...

THE POWER OF SHARED SUBMISSION

When discussing a husband-wife relationship, we can fail to understand the full context of Paul’s writing regarding what it means to have a healthy marriage.  Some will quote Paul commanding that a wife must submit without question to their husband. They have...

NO MORE WORDS

Every day, I tell Jan I love her multiple times. Many of those expressions of my love for her are followed by a kiss, a touch, or a glance of affirmation. I tell my kids that I love and appreciate them. I never want to carry a regret that I failed to express my love...