The kerfuffle that took place at the naming of Elizabeth and Zechariah’s newborn son is intriguing. Scripture recounts that as their son was to be circumcised, family and friends were questioning Elizabeth’s announcement that the child will be called...

I write this after participating in a worship service in a packed church on a Thursday afternoon. Yes, it was a funeral, but not a funeral of a celebrity (well, not in the usual sense) or of somebody rich...

God’s amazing grace shines in Paul’s second letter to the church in Corinth! This congregation had dealt with some false teachers and sinful behavior, and Paul both exhorted and encouraged them in his second letter. In today’s passage, Paul...

I have been active in the pro-life movement for over twenty years, and during that time I have asked many of my pro-life friends where they attended church. But, in those two decades, I have never heard one of...

Today’s devotional is particularly addressed to those who are considering terminating a pregnancy, and doing so for their own convenience — in order to keep the birth of a child from making their lives more difficult or complicated. My...

“Already, but not yet.” Those words are often used at this time of year to describe the state in which we live. Christ has ALREADY won the victory for us, BUT NOT YET can we fully enjoy what that...

Perhaps most generations of Christians have thought they were living in the worst of times in history because of widespread unbelief and immorality. We may think this is such a time. The prevailing worldview denies not only absolute moral truths,...