God is a God of love, a God of grace, and a God of mercy.  These things we have heard more times than we can count.  However, what we may not have heard is that the Scripture also refers to God as a God of vengeance. Psalm 94:1 says, “O LORD, God of vengeance, God of vengeance,...

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The early church met for corporate worship on the first day of the week, which is Sunday, the same day Christ rose from the dead (Matthew 28:1). Acts 20:7 says, “On the first day of the week, when we were gathered together to break bread, Paul began talking to them, intending to leave...

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We all know what the world thinks about divorce given its prevalence. People moan and groan about its effects on children, yet it continues on recklessly because too often people marry recklessly. People would take who they date and eventually marry so much more seriously if they didn’t view...

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Church government, sometimes called church polity, can degrade into the worldly, combative, “us versus them” mentality that politics in general often involves.  In the world, people take sides with the group that most aligns with their personal viewpoint.  They hope that a...

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The great battle for truth is not between atheists and theists.  I once thought that if we could just help people to believe in God then coming to faith in Christ wouldn’t be that far off.  But the reality is that, though the battle against atheism is worth fighting, the real and...

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Fasting is a theme that runs throughout the Scriptures. Done rightly, it can have great benefit in our walks with Christ. Too often, however, it is done improperly for the wrong reasons and motives. Fasting is not a rote tradition that is done to earn God’s favor. It is not as if choosing not...

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A new year provides us with a chance to be introspective, to reflect on what was, to consider what is, and to think about what we want to become.  It is a mileage marker, a point of no return, a chance to draw a line in the sand.  Of course, any day we have the chance to change, but there...

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Christmas can be a controversial topic.  We all know about how our politically correct world would prefer that we speak of “the holidays” rather than Christmas, but there is more to preserving the spirit of the season than merely saving the name.  Though such...

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It is easy to give up on people or to write them off.  Some people change quickly, while others move very slowly.  Some are relatively easy to love, while others require a lot of patience.  That is just the reality of life, people, and...

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“Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.” -Romans 1:1 1 Corinthians 5:9-13 says, “I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral people; I did not at all mean with the immoral people of this world, or with the...

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