What are the most important ingredients for Christian growth? Most of us would be quick to identify Scripture reading and prayer; perhaps we’d include listening to preaching and Christian service too....  Read More

On this date 508 years ago, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of the Castle Church at Wittenberg. Though many concurrent forces over the previous few centuries led to this point,...  Read More

The Gospel comes to us not only in words, but in pictures.The two chief pictures are seen ordinarily at every Bible-believing church. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper have been named ordinances, a word t...  Read More

In Allen Levi’s The Last Sweet Mile, the author recounts the year he spent with his brother, Gary, as he battled inoperable brain cancer. It is a touching story about how two brothers and best friends...  Read More

The Apostle Paul had some extraordinary gifts. He cast out demons (Acts 16:18), healed a man crippled from birth (Acts 14:8-9), resurrected a young man who had fallen from a third-story window, and bl...  Read More

This blog was originally published on February 12th, 2020.Worship isn’t a performance, nor is the gathered church an audience. Most church leaders would agree with this, however, is our methodology re...  Read More

There’s nothing ordinary about grace. The Greek word charis, translated “grace” or “favor,” is used so often in the New Testament that we might begin to think it’s commonplace, but nothing could be fu...  Read More

In a world looking for the next “high” and a contemporary church atmosphere yearning for the next amazing “worship experience” or “revival,” ordinary is becoming one of my favorite words.Why ordinary?...  Read More

One mark of a good friend is constancy. All of us desire to have friends who are loyal, and we cherish friendships that stand the test of time.Sometimes, though, we can begin to think it’s ok to be ru...  Read More

What is the true test of friendship? The ability to communicate about difficult matters? Does it have to be someone who shares interests and hobbies? Must it be a person you know isn’t fake, and you c...  Read More

In some ways, friendship is simple. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Apparently, it’s quite easy to be a fair-weather friend. In Proverbs 19, “wealth brings many new friends” (v. 4), and “everyone is ...  Read More

Consider the following sentence: “I had a date last night, though I was already engaged; then I saw a crane outside my window.” Without context, it would be difficult to discern the meaning. Is this a...  Read More