A profound statement made by Dr. LeRoy Lawson decades ago that I’ll never forget (and have often repeated) was this: “Show me your checkbook and I’ll show […]
If you’ve never once said, “That just ought not to be,” you’ve probably heard someone say it. And it’s more likely you’ve thought something like it. Kay […]
The Bible has a lot to say about deception. The more blatant attempts at deception, such as lying, slandering, false teaching, etc., are clearly condemned in scripture. […]
People love to argue, a fact that has been humorously pointed out on social media sites with the sharing of the meme pictured to the right. There […]
“So why do people make such a big deal about a new year?” is a common question/quasi-complaint made by many people this time of year. The argument […]
As soon as the calendar turns to January 1 of a new year, millions of people (at least) embark on their pursuit of New Year “resolutions” about […]
I can appreciate the intent of the people we read stories about who take their sleeping bags and spend a night on the street as an effort […]
Before the holiday season began this year we had the conclusion of baseball season, capped as usual with the World Series. During a sermon, Tom Conant talked […]
What the church in America is now witnessing is the result of decades of selling and settling for a version of Christianity built around professions of faith […]
Throughout human history flow the stories of a wide variety of kings, men who “ruled” kingdoms from the small to empires that sprawled across the globe. But […]