THE COST OF OBEDIENCE

Our obedience to God doesn’t cost us much – yet. If we live in the United States, we have a free pass to preach the Gospel, teach the way of truth, and come and go as we please offering our opinion. What if that changed and a real threat to our life accompanied...

FRIEND OR FOE?

The Church can be weakened when we begin to think our personal opinions are the opinion of the Lord. If we are not careful, we can assume our limited, and at times ignorant, interpretation of reality is the only way the Lord will accomplish His will on Earth. When a...

IT’S NOT PERSONAL – IT’S A CALLING

The conversation went like this: “Why are you talking about those things? “Because you aren’t and it’s my assignment.” The Church has been described as a body with many parts that have different positions and functions. Our spiritual health and our reasonableness are...
NIP IT IN THE BUD

NIP IT IN THE BUD

From time to time there seems to be an absence of honest confrontation taking place among God’s people, especially when it comes to gossip. It’s never innocent. Someone will always become the victim of such loose and dishonoring speech.  Years ago, I came across...

A GLIMPSE

We can have different opinions but still love and serve the same Lord. That way of living has the power to upset the plans of hell and offer an unbelieving world a glimpse of a unity that is only found in Jesus Christ.