“So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.” Romans 14:12 Nothing happens if someone doesn’t consider himself accountable. Yet Christian organizations in general and local churches in particular often are at their weakest when it comes to holding their members accountable. All of us, I’m sure, have observed that when […]
When God wanted to reveal Himself in a deeper way He did it through the incarnation…God becoming flesh, He got physical. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. As Christians we celebrate that. That celebration has become known as Christmas. Christmas is all about God getting physical. The spiritual became physical so that we […]
“…so let him give, not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.” (II Corinthians 9:7) The story is told of a Preacher who wanted to see if a Farmer in his congregation was willing to support the Lord’s work. So one day he confronted him with some very direct questions. “If you […]
As a nation we are blessed to have a “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” But there’s one key requirement, participation of the people. And the most basic participation is voting. When you vote you help determine who will lead our nation, make our laws and protect our liberties. Our […]
“My purpose is to give them (my followers) a rich and satisfying life.” – Jesus, John 10:10 NLT Christians can get trapped into living day to day with no real purpose or pizzazz. Jesus said that He came that we might have life and have it more abundantly. The Christian life is to be an […]