We can access entertainment news twenty-four hours a day! Many television channels dedicate themselves solely to celebrity news. We can read about the lives of celebrities on the Internet, in the...

Many point to the megachurches of our era as the superstars of our faith movement. The average megachurch will usually run more than one thousand in attendance each week. These churches...

If is a powerful little word! The English language defines it as a conjunction that introduces a conditional thought. “If it had not been the LORD who was on our side”...

The call to act on God’s behalf is a scary one. When God called me to follow and become a disciple of Christ, I had to walk down front and tell...

The king is still on a rampage! Since backbreaking slave labor and brutal treatment has not stopped the growth of the Israelites, the king goes directly to the “labor and delivery...

Just when everything is going great; the journey seems smooth, and we think we have finally arrived, the scenario shifts again. We cry to God, “I’ve been faithful! Why is this...

This scripture tells the story of Jesus’ conversion to his own ethic of love. Through his encounter with this Gentile woman, Jesus grows in awareness of the far-reaching nature of God’s...

Many of us feel passionate about church or family traditions. Years ago my family changed one of its Christmas traditions. Family members were very vocal about what we left out of...

Fortunately for Joseph’s brothers, Joseph has experienced a change of heart as the familial bonds of love rekindle within him. He begins to heal from the trauma of having been separated...

Family unity is fragile. Harsh words spoken in the heat of anger too easily wound and estrange individuals from their families. Unity breaks down temporarily, if not permanently. The Bible records...