Rob Pue: Either You’re Serious, Or You’re Not
The troubles people are struggling with today are many, as they try to navigate through this sinful, fallen world the best they’re able.
Devotion
Bad Things and Good People
Since the day that Adam and Eve got kicked out of Eden, life hasn’t been fair. Will there every be an end to our suffering?
Divine Wonders: 40 Miracles from the Bible
In a physical world, we sometimes grapple with the challenge of conceptualizing an unseen realm and acknowledging that miracles can indeed happen.
Sean Dietrich: Your Life
This morning I started thinking about you. Mainly, I was thinking about what you’re going through right now. Whoever you are.
Light a Candle for Israel
This week’s news about Hamas’ attacks on Israel has been appalling. What does Scripture have to say about the enemies of Israel?
Embracing Manly Values in Christianity: Meekness vs. Weakness
Christianity has long been associated with meekness and humility. However, there’s a difference between meekness and weakness that is often misunderstood.
Anger is Bad for Your Health
You’ve heard the phrase, “I don’t get angry—I get even.” How has that worked out for you in the long run?
Let It Go! Let It Go!
While the trees are dropping their leaves this fall, maybe it’s a good time for us to lay down some burdens and let go of things that are keeping us from Jesus.
Autumn’s Mercy, a Poem
For Ted, Autumn’s Mercy September comes softly, more gentle than the steamy and sultry days of August, a harbinger of Autumn’s mercy, when the windows fling open, once again, to welcome the invigorating, brisk wind laden with hints of earth and red delicious, as if in competition with the barmbrack fresh from the oven. The …
Blessings
“If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me fast.” (Psalm 139:9-10)
Elijah: The John Wayne of Prophets – Taking on 400 Baal-Worshipping Pansies and a Weak King
In the annals of biblical history, one figure stands out like a lone wolf amidst a flock of sheep: the prophet Elijah.
Is Leftism Compatible with God’s Will?
When we are called to answer for our transgressions, we will not just be answering for our individual acts of wrongdoing. We will also be answering for those acts which we charged others to commit in our name – via our vote.
Veteran’s Last Patrol
Headquartered in Spartanburg, SC, Veteran’s Last Patrol, a non-profit supporting veterans in hospice care, was founded just a few years ago by Claude Schmid, a retired Army Colonel, and is now a national organization with active volunteers in 27 states. VLP offers honor ceremonies and emergency assistance, plus promotes new friendships by encouraging visits between …
Hey, You Were Made for Such a Time as This!
The Book of Esther is know as one of the “godless” books of the Bible. But have no fear, God is with Esther on every page. And He’s on every page of your life, too.
What’s In A Name?
Pray as though everything depended on God. Work as though everything depended on you. `Saint Augustine Author My bride and I spent a career learning what it was like to jump off cliffs and rely solely on God to provide the parachute we would need to land safely – sometimes with only minor injuries. …
Sudden Sovereign Spirit by R. Baker Hughes
They purposed to bring down the righteous land, For oft it stood against the godless bands It even dared to say God owned it’s cause And leaned in simple trust on their Sovereign’s Laws This humble grasp on faith and truth repulsed The Lying Lords, who hatefully convulsed And in their darkened genius hatched a …
The Book of Hebrews, or Why Jesus is Number One
While the authorship of the book of Hebrews is unknown, its message couldn’t be more clear: Jesus Christ is superior to anyone or anything to whom people offer allegiance.
Joy Comes in the Morning
Less than a year ago, many members of our local United Methodist Church (UMC) left and formed a new congregation. Here’s the end of one story and the beginning of another.
The Last and Greatest Creation
What can we learn from someone living four or five thousand years ago that is applicable today?
Sin, Sinners & Christ’s Forgiveness
Who follows Scripture perfectly? Answer: Nobody. Who never sins? Answer: Only liars. “Everyone sins“, St. Paul said (Romans 3:23), and he called himself the worst sinner who ever lived (1 Timothy 1:15). Why? Because he persecuted Christians and conspired to have them killed. If the Greatest Apostle could also be the “worst sinner”, I think …