A lot of people followed Jesus around because He fed them. There’s nothing wrong with that, especially if you’re hungry. But He was trying to tell them that they needed to start chewing on something else too: “Jesus…said,… Read More

Sexual distinction has become irrelevant in a world gone mad. But if men and women don’t realize the extent of God’s intentions for creating that difference, then it’s impossible for them to live in obedience to Him. That’s… Read More

We hear the 23rd Psalm a lot at funerals. It’s always read with the best of intentions. But how relevant is it to being dead? Because every line seems to embolden my confidence about living rather than dying…. Read More

What’s not to love about the law? Every legitimate law we subject ourselves to today has its basis in the laws the Lord God gave to men for their own benefit and protection. Societal order and justice cannot… Read More

Sometimes Jesus uses dirt to define us. His parable about the sower who planted seeds under different growing conditions confirmed that His disciples shall be rewarded on the basis of productivity. But apparently, not everybody in the large… Read More

The apostle Paul wasn’t a church planter. He didn’t travel all over Palestine and Asia with a goal of expanding membership or to help generate building funds for the congregations of Jesus Christ’s assemblies. Nor did he develop… Read More

I am the property of Jesus Christ, and only in Him is my value computed. And, since property value is determined by statute to be based upon its “highest and best use,” then perhaps His suffering and death… Read More

The Revelation given to the apostle John is very specific about who it’s written to. Yet, many who claim to belong to Jesus Christ are taught that this prophecy can be readily interpreted and applied to their lives… Read More

Empty spaces always trigger unnatural responses. We proved this in a High School science lab experiment. Having sealed a two-foot glass tube on either end with cork and electrodes, and then creating a vacuum inside the tube, a… Read More