• Ultimate Standards: Whose Image do you Reflect?

    “Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so” (Acts 17:11) The Jews in question here were from the city of Berea. Paul and Silas have been sent there because of the trouble that they had…

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  • Opposing Lies, Embracing Truth.

    “The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate” (Prov 8.13; ESV). “You who love the Lord, hate evil!” (Psalms 97.10). To be in love with the Lord is to hold dear what He holds dear, and to hate what He hates.…

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  • Where have all the Christians Gone? An Analysis of the Movie, Woodlawn

    This past Monday my wife and I enjoyed a little down time with our six children. After a delicious Japanese style stir-fry with homemade “yum yum sauce,” we all ventured downstairs to the entertainment room for a movie. The movie was Woodlawn. An inspired true story of a Birmingham, Alabama High school football team whose…

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  • How often have you heard the phrase: “give your life to Jesus?” If you’re a person that attends church on a somewhat normal basis odds are you have heard a Sunday school teacher say it, or the preacher speak it. Perhaps you are one of those individuals that has been merely on the receiving end…

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  • Suppose for a moment that you are in a position in your life where your financial status enables you to build your dream house. When it comes to money, there are no boundaries. I know, I know very few people have this luxury, but dream with me for a moment, if you will. Okay, you’ve…

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