It can leave you a lonely, grumpy old man. It can take away your love, joy and peace. It can keep you enslaved. It can be like being behind bars in a jail cell, separated and cut off from the rest of the world. What is it? Bitterness. Sounds like a grim reality for many. [...]

Their hearts were pierced to the very core. They had to respond to the message. They cried out asking what they ought to do. "Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”" Acts 2:37 After hearing the [...]

What a ridiculous question? Everyone knows that church planting is not something God does, but what pastors and evangelists and missionaries do. What kind of blog title is that? The kind you get from a ministry like No Compromise Radio whose tag line is: "Always biblical, always provocative; always in that order." When I moved [...]

Like. Comment. Share. Poke. Save link. You got it. These are things you can do with Facebook. Aaahh. Social media. Read. Study. Memorize. Meditate. Obey. These are things you can do with the Bible. But it takes some diligence and discipline. I remember one of my seminary professors used to say that Scripture does not [...]

Some years ago my wife and 2 daughters were attending a Christian summer camp. One particular morning the main speaker was taking us through the account of Jesus' feeding of the 5000(John 6:1-15). By focusing our attention on the boy with 5 loaves and 2 fish(John 6:8), the speaker made his main point by saying that even [...]

It's the second week of January and you cannot find a bench or machine in the gym to work out on because it's so crowded with people you have never seen before who have made new year resolutions to lose weight or get in better shape. By the end of the month, there will be [...]

With the technology that is available to you at your fingertips, why go to church? I mean, just turn on your computer, download an app on your smartphone or tune in to your digital T.V. and you can listen to any sermon, anytime, anywhere. So why go to church when you can sit in the comfort [...]

They were in the Upper Room. It was nearing the time of His crucifixion. They were away from the world in the quiet of these intimate moments. And because He was soon to depart from them, in order to comfort their troubled hearts, Jesus gave His disciples this promise. "And if I go and prepare a place [...]

If I were to ask you what you think is the largest problem facing the church in America, what would your response be? Well that exact question was asked at this year's Ligonier Fall Conference. Seasoned pastor of 46 years, John MacArthur answered unequivocally. "A lack of biblical discernment. The church basically suffers from spiritual AIDS. [...]

Whether it's the media, a politician running for office, a coworker, or a neighbor, everyone seems to have their thoughts about the planned parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs from this past Friday, November 27. So who do you listen to? With so many voices and opinions, how can anyone make any sense of such a [...]