God is holy and just. God is worthy of full devotion and unyielding allegiance from His creation. Nothing short of perfection is right in...

Growing up I heard a song that was designed to teach us the skeletal structure of our bodies. It was related to the story of the dry...

One of the things that is often missed with respect to repentance is how the whole of one's life is involved in it. The concept is...

We have been exploring the heart of David's heart in Psalm 51. The superscription (the title stated above the beginning of the Psalm)...

There is a song that has these lyrics in it: "Your grace and mercy brought me through. I'm living this moment because of you. I want to...

What we love about this Psalm is occasioned by something that is dark, deceptive and an expression of human depravity. The beauties of...

Psalm 51 is one of the most known passages of scripture in the whole of the Bible - at least the first portion of it at least. It is rich...

"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery" (Galatians 5:1, ESV) Fear is the...

In the classic book, "The Cost of Discipleship," Dietrich Bonhoeffer made the following statement: "When Christ calls a man, he bids him...

The title may be a bit odd, but I hope, after reading this you will see its Christ exalting beauty. Paul writes 2nd Corinthians in...

About a week ago I was taking my normal walk in the evening contemplating the question of "What makes ministry work? This was a pragmatic...

The Lord is about one reality and one expression: His glory. To that end and for that purpose was everything created (Revelation 4:11)....

In my daily reading plan I was reading through Deuteronomy chapters 4 and was struck by a verse that began my mind expanding and applying...

This past Sunday I preached a message titled "When the Terror Comes" from revelation 6-8:5. This message is part of the overall series on...

Some of us have things in our past that we would love to forget. They remind us of moments of being less than our best selves or of pain...

We are commanded to grow in the knowledge of the Lord (1st Peter 2:1-2; 2nd Peter 3:18, etc.) This means that our spiritual growth is...

I have never met a genuine Christian who did not have a desire to grow in their faith and walk in the Lord. I think it happens at...

The world is in a tailspin. So many are frantic and disillusioned by the nonsensical nature of racialized politics and social norms of...

It was not my intent to add a third part to this title, but it dawned on me that something else would be helpful to round this out in a...

Negative people are tiring. There seems no end to their keen ability to see everything in the worst possible light. They are tiring and...