The first step down for any church is NOT when it decides to mix hymns with contemporary worship music. But you ask, "Won't the contemporary music drive the older generation away?" The first step down for any church is NOT when it does not hire a full-time youth group leader. But you ask, "Aren't the [...]
You are driving down the road and you see that yellow and black sign "Caution: Men at Work". It is a sign to warn you to drive carefully. But even more importantly, there is a more dangerous warning that needs to be heeded. That is the caution sign of false teachers out there. Jesus, in [...]
The fanfare is all over. The speeches to the U.S. Congress and to the U.N.have been given. The Mass was celebrated at Madison Square Garden and in Philadelphia with hundreds of thousands. And now Pope Francis is back at the Vatican after his historical visit to the U.S. But the question that I would like to consider [...]
Recently I was watching a T.V. documentary of Muhammad Ali. Whether it was the Thrilla in Manila when he fought Joe Frazier, or the Rumble in the Jungle when he fought George Foreman, Muhammad Ali was known for his self-proclaimed "I am the greatest." BUT... The only one who could ever say "I am the greatest" [...]
It's been a two month summer hiatus for me. So now I get back to blogging. My first blog back will be about one of my passions, theology. Just today I received a text from a friend I am helping in his walk with the Lord concerning a particular verse. He wrote that this particular [...]
Tullian Tchividjian(pronounced cha-vi-jin) , grandson of Billy Graham, from Graham's oldest daughter, succeeded James Kennedy as the Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Ft. Lauterdale, in 2009. His pastorate was not without controversy. James Kennedy's daughter, along with some church members, petitioned early on for Tchividjian's dismissal. Then last year he was asked to leave [...]
"You hurt me. You hurt a lot of people. But God forgives you." Did He? Did God forgive the Charlestown shooter who killed 9 during a Bible study? According to the daughter of one of the victims, He did, as revealed by this statement she made in one of her comments at the initial court [...]
So, why bother? This is the attitude of those who look at life from a fatalistic vantage point. If everything is predetermined, then why put any effort? Why even bother? "It teaches that what is to be will be. It does not matter what you do or say, it is going to happen. What is [...]
Would the 1976 Olympic gold medal winner of the decathlon be the real Bruce Jenner? NO. Would the current Caitlyn Jenner be the real Bruce Jenner? NO. Then you ask, "Who would the real Bruce Jenner be? " To answer that question, we must first understand that it doesn't matter who you or I think [...]
At least that is what Andy Stanley said in a recent interview when asked what he thought about preaching verse by verse through books of the Bible. That is his first of two reasons why he does not believe in expository preaching. It is obvious that Andy Stanley has never preached verse by verse through any [...]