The Promise in the Fifth Commandment (Part One)'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 1/14/2008
What is the connection between keeping the fifth commandment—honoring parents—and enjoying a long, fulfilling, productive life on earth?
Are You An Unwitting Spiritual Terrorist?
Sermonette; Given 10/1/2007
A theme throughout the wisdom literature is the deleterious effects of neglect or passivity, where the sluggard is both the perpetrator and recipient of ruin.
Sermonette; Given 10/1/2007
A theme throughout the wisdom literature is the deleterious effects of neglect or passivity, where the sluggard is both the perpetrator and recipient of ruin.
To Answer a Fool—or Not'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 8/16/2007
Do we answer a foolish question in an attempt to help, or do we refrain from answering, not wanting to legitimize the fool and his foolishness?
Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear
Sermonette; Given 10/11/2006
When we see faults in others, we must examine our own spiritual progress, looking for parallel things in ourselves that grieve God's Holy Spirit.
Sermonette; Given 10/11/2006
When we see faults in others, we must examine our own spiritual progress, looking for parallel things in ourselves that grieve God's Holy Spirit.
A Godly Quest for Pleasure
Article; Posted 9/11/2006
Is a Christian denied a pleasurable life? Are we relegated to lives of drab monotony and duty? On the contrary, we are created to experience pleasure.
Article; Posted 9/11/2006
Is a Christian denied a pleasurable life? Are we relegated to lives of drab monotony and duty? On the contrary, we are created to experience pleasure.
What Would You Do With a Second Chance?
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 5/26/2006
How often have we wished we could live some part of our lives over again to correct a wrong? God gives us multiple chances to change our character for the better.
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 5/26/2006
How often have we wished we could live some part of our lives over again to correct a wrong? God gives us multiple chances to change our character for the better.
Developing Spiritual Wanderlust
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/21/2005
Wanderlust is the desire to travel and see new things. All of our patriarchs were pilgrims, seeking a more permanent homeland than the one they left behind.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/21/2005
Wanderlust is the desire to travel and see new things. All of our patriarchs were pilgrims, seeking a more permanent homeland than the one they left behind.
What's in a Name Anyway?
Article; Posted 6/10/2005
Names not only identify but they also arouse associations. Biblically, a person's name held his reputation, a thing to be guarded and enhanced.
Article; Posted 6/10/2005
Names not only identify but they also arouse associations. Biblically, a person's name held his reputation, a thing to be guarded and enhanced.
Why Does God Keep Secrets?
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 1/1/2005
Proverbs 25:2 says, 'It is the glory of God to conceal a matter.' God hides certain things to make us dig deep because the focused effort engraves the lessons.
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 1/1/2005
Proverbs 25:2 says, 'It is the glory of God to conceal a matter.' God hides certain things to make us dig deep because the focused effort engraves the lessons.
Meditation: Preventing Spiritual Identity Theft
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/3/2004
If we don't cultivate the ability to meditate on a regular basis, we run the very real risk of losing our spiritual identity and letting someone take our crown.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/3/2004
If we don't cultivate the ability to meditate on a regular basis, we run the very real risk of losing our spiritual identity and letting someone take our crown.
The Godly Purpose for Music
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 8/1/2004
Even music in religion can be a contentious subject! The Bible shows that music is a blessing from God and an appropriate vehicle for praise and worship.
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 8/1/2004
Even music in religion can be a contentious subject! The Bible shows that music is a blessing from God and an appropriate vehicle for praise and worship.
Fast-Forwarding the Tape
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 5/1/2004
Some of us fast-forward to catch a glimpse of the ending of a story. This curiosity is similar to God's showing us how life's experiences can turn out.
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 5/1/2004
Some of us fast-forward to catch a glimpse of the ending of a story. This curiosity is similar to God's showing us how life's experiences can turn out.
How to Conduct Ourselves as Ambassadors for Christ
Article; Posted 1/1/2004
Do we have what it takes to be ambassadors of Jesus Christ? Understanding how national representatives carry out their duties helps us in our commission.
Article; Posted 1/1/2004
Do we have what it takes to be ambassadors of Jesus Christ? Understanding how national representatives carry out their duties helps us in our commission.
Our Personal Plumblines
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/16/2003
we learn righteous judgment through learning to see the consequences of our thoughts, words, and behaviors as they affect us and the lives of others.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/16/2003
we learn righteous judgment through learning to see the consequences of our thoughts, words, and behaviors as they affect us and the lives of others.
Developing a Mature Spiritual Appetite
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 7/1/2003
One of the most widely occurring metaphors in the Bible involves eating. We must develop the ability to feed ourselves properly, discerning the good and bad.
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 7/1/2003
One of the most widely occurring metaphors in the Bible involves eating. We must develop the ability to feed ourselves properly, discerning the good and bad.
Godly Friendship: A Priceless Commodity
Article; Posted 1/1/2003
Here is how we should cultivate and appreciate our friendships, for they are a necessary tool in growing in godliness.
Article; Posted 1/1/2003
Here is how we should cultivate and appreciate our friendships, for they are a necessary tool in growing in godliness.
Stimulating a Spiritual Appetite
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/26/2002
A major key to our spiritual survival is the control, regulation, and re-direction of our appetites from what is not good for us to what is good for us.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 9/26/2002
A major key to our spiritual survival is the control, regulation, and re-direction of our appetites from what is not good for us to what is good for us.
Is God a Male Chauvinist?
Article; Posted 6/1/2002
Does God have something against women? On the contrary, the sexes are equal, and distortions of Scripture such as 'gender neutral' Bibles are unnecessary.
Article; Posted 6/1/2002
Does God have something against women? On the contrary, the sexes are equal, and distortions of Scripture such as 'gender neutral' Bibles are unnecessary.
A Time to Throw Away
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 1/1/2002
Many of us are pack-rats, saving everything for years until we have collected a mass of—well, junk. This is like accumulated sin—and it is time to get rid …
'Ready Answer' Article; Posted 1/1/2002
Many of us are pack-rats, saving everything for years until we have collected a mass of—well, junk. This is like accumulated sin—and it is time to get rid …
Fast-Forwarding the Tape
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/6/2001
People cannot live without hope. To cope with trials, we should metaphorically fast-forward the tape to what comes later.
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon; Given 10/6/2001
People cannot live without hope. To cope with trials, we should metaphorically fast-forward the tape to what comes later.