I Can’t Wear It for Nuthin’

How often do we hear a sermon that plays the yoke card? You know, one that peddles the “easy yoke of Jesus” at no cost, quoting this familiar passage of the Christ’s famous appeal to the crowds in… Read More

Get Light-Headed!

There’s an interesting fact about the nature of darkness.   It simply doesn’t exist as a devised entity, but is merely the absence of light.  But don’t take my word for it, read for yourself.  On two separate… Read More

Climbing the Ladder of Repentance

When I made a decision to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, the call to repent sounded like just one more sweet deal with no strings attached.   However, I don’t ever recall being encouraged through a sermon or… Read More

No Rest for the Righteous

I’m not finding any Biblical provision for an idle existence in old age for God’s people.   Sure, we quit our jobs and collect a pension or Social Security check and retire from our occupations. But where is… Read More

Wrestling the Gender-Blender Monster

I watched two of my grandsons practice their wrestling moves during a team workout a couple of weeks ago. And it didn’t take long to recognize that a familiar form of perversion had once again breached the boundaries of… Read More

Seek Her as Silver!

Solomon certainly had the creds to preach about wisdom. But it wasn’t as if the Lord God just decided to lay it on him one day.  He asked for it, and he got it! Not only that, he was… Read More

Sharing in the Divine Nature

What would you do with the “keys” to the kingdom of the heavens? Whether you chose to peddle them to the highest bidder or loan them to your friends, one thing is certain:  Your life would never be… Read More

A Better Hope of Perfection

It used to be that we worked hard if we wanted to be included in something. We didn’t whine or act like a victim if we weren’t, because, believe it or not, that actually would’ve been regarded as… Read More

Are We a Body of Cowards?

My wife and I went to see the motion picture Gosnell the other day at a local movie theater. We went expecting to witness some of the documented horrors about a Philadelphia physician who was convicted a few of… Read More

Is Your Worship Rational?

Worship isn’t exclusive to Sunday mornings or private prayer.   Showing reverence or admiration for anyone or anything eventually provokes an attitude which surrenders attention, personal pleasure or profit to that particular object of devotion. In his letter… Read More