When Paul called the Ephesian elders to "pay careful attention to...the flock (Acts 20:28) he was calling them to nurture the church and...

If leadership is tough, then spiritual leadership is unbearable. I say this without reservation of qualifications because, when we...

In my time of communion with the Lord my spirit was pressed on this issue of the enemy and the many ways he taunts the saints of God....

A young man recounted the time he had seen an older man in the church one day and went to greet him asking, "How are you today?" The...

In Acts 20 we find some of the most stirring words of devotion to Christ and His mission from the Apostle Paul. In addressing the...

When Paul speaks he creates a framework. This framework is always two-fold: theological and moral. If we do not see this when we read...

The scripture calls us to perseverance. This can be applied to persevering in the Lord and, specifically, it is applied to prayer. Jesus...

When the Lord called Abram, He called him to do something that was extraordinary. He called him to believe something to be reality when...

What is it that Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady and Tiger Woods have in common? They are great athletes at the top of their...

When we consider the prayer of Abraham's servant we recognize how specific it is. He was clear and it was unmistakeable what he was...

Prayer is not simple to understand. In one way it is talking to God about our difficulties and or seeking requests of Him. Yet, there is...

Prayer is a powerful gift from the Lord to His people. Often, we see it as God’s gift to us about us. In other words, we believe and are...

In reading Genesis 24 I have always recognized the specific way in which Abraham's servant prayed for Isaac's wife. I believe this...

Heaven is equal to holiness because God is heaven. This means that heaven is the place where all things are holy and those who reside...

Yesterday I began a brief series called "The Unshaken Life" from Psalm 15. In verse 1 David asks, "O Lord, who shall sojourn in your...

The Psalms of David are beautiful. Yes, it is because they are scripture and, also, because they communicate the possibility of an...

When we consider the text in Genesis 3:1-7, we see not simply the instigation of Satan, but the decrepitude of manhood. That word,...

The church is the hope of this world as it articulates and acts out the transforming realities of the gospel. One might even say that the...

Over this past "Easter" Sunday, as I contemplated the implications of the resurrection, I was reminded of the primacy of this event for...