Contra
Jesus has just given an incredible commendation to this faithful church. A church unlike the ones we see here in our Western […]
Category: Church
Sharp Sword Said
I was watching a true story of a murder mystery. In it, one of the murderers was called: “the hammer”. Guess what […]
No Bystanders
When Rosina Hernandez was in college, she once attended a rock concert at which one young man was brutally beaten by another. […]
Sweet and Salty
In Revelation 2.18-29 we read of a Church located in the Turkish city of Akhisar, in the Manisa Province. Better known to […]
Life Support
In his ‘First Law of Motion’, Sir Issac Newton asserted, “Everything continues in a state of rest unless it is compelled to […]
Dead
A Union general in the Civil War named Gen. William Nelson, was primarily focused with the battles occurring in and around Kentucky. […]
Hold Fast
The Oxford dictionary defines the phrase “hold fast” as: 1) To remain tightly secured. 2) To continue to believe in or adhere […]
Posers
Jesus knows. He knows the beginning from the end. He knows the heart. He knows what no one else could possibly know. […]
Weak Watch and With
Looking at our study “Change Now” via the letter to the churches of Revelation. Here we have Jesus speaking to the church […]
Access
Privacy is all but gone today. One would think if you saw a door closed you should knock. If the person didn’t […]
Identifiers
Some names seem to be just names. Like: Bill, Fred, Sam, etc. Some names carry a deeper meaning. When the 1960s ended, […]
Me Church
Being lukewarm about Christ is like being lukewarm about a plague. We’re continuing our thoughts on “the church of the Laodiceans” from […]
Makes Me Sick
The U.S. standard railroad gauge (distance between rails) is four feet, eight-and-one-half inches. One may ask, why such an odd number? Because […]
Follow
Let’s start with a premise that we need to examine— ‘How much we love Him determines how much we trust Him; how […]
All Of Me
Matthew 22.37 says— “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all […]
Extravagance
A few years ago there was a true story about a man in New York City who was kidnapped. His kidnappers called […]
Things That Kill
“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one […]
Perfunctory
Does God ever ignore our worship? The answer is yes. In Isaiah 58 we see that very thing. In verses 2-4 specifically […]
Life-Saving
I came across a parable in print. At the time I read it (20 years ago) I had limited ability to search […]
Must
When speaking to the woman at the well, Jesus brings up a topic still debated today in churches… worship. Worship wars have […]