Lessons From The Farm: What I Learned From Painting A Barn
The other day I got to thinking about barn painting, and some of the painful lessons I have learned the hard way. There is a spiritual parallel in these, and…
Courtesy In Time Of Emergency
Although this time of national crises has brought out some of the absolute best in people everywhere, we have seen a few exceptions too. We have seen the news reports…
Calmness In Time Of Emergency
Perhaps the worst thing people can do during a time of national crisis is panic. Fear leads to irrationality, and irrationality leads to violence, chaos and death. One of the…
Coping In Time Of Emergency
On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency effective March 1, 2020 due to the COVID-19 (“new coronavirus”) outbreak in the United States. This declaration, and other rapid…
Jesus, Friend Of Sinners
And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them. And the…
What Has Christianity Done For Women?
It distresses me greatly when I hear of people, especially our young people, being taught that Christianity is degrading to women. It is not uncommon to hear, especially among the…
Verbal Inspiration
The phrase “verbal inspiration” refers to the process by which God the Holy Spirit guided the Bible writers as they wrote, by selecting from their vocabularies the exact words needed…
Your Church Home
It has been observed that the word “home” is the most endearing word in the English language. Home is a place of warmth and security, where you can feel comfortable,…
Your Worldview
When people speak of their “worldview” they generally refer to their philosophy of life or their conception of the world around them. They may talk about broadening their worldview by…
The Wisdom of God vs. The Foolishness of Men
Have you noticed that the things which impress most people mean very little to God, and the things which really matter to God are often undervalued or even despised by…
Denominationalism
I have long believed that denominationalism is one of Satan’s most effective tools, even though when I say that, the denominationalists gasp in disbelief. They seem to think that “the…
Disruptions To Church Unity
When a congregation is working in unity, the cause of Christ is greatly blessed, and Satan’s cause is threatened. A unified congregation is a powerful force in any community, and…
Unity
The Psalmist declared, “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Ps. 133:1). Unity is one of those special things which is both…
Lest Thou Forget
Perhaps you have heard the old joke that there are three signs of getting old: the first is a loss of memory, and I can’t remember the other two! If…
Common Myths About Christmas
Every year about this time, my late friend Warren Kenney would preach a sermon on the widespread myths or misunderstandings surrounding the Christmas holiday. He felt this was an issue…
Good Elderships
One of the features of great congregations which are fully and scripturally organized is that they have good elderships. This is usually one of the first things mentioned when you…
God’s Law Of Exclusion
In the Bible we find generic as well as specific commands. Generic commands are general in nature and do not specify any particular method for obeying them. For example, the…
Deathbed Repentance
You may have heard this expression used to describe what someone supposedly did in order to be saved, immediately before they died. After living a life of sin and dissipation,…
