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I was listening to the radio this past week and I heard something profound. A preacher or pastor or someone was speaking on one of the Christian stations I found on the dial. In his words, “Man is the only creature made by God that questions His very existence and the Deity of His Son,…

Paul loved people. Like I said last week, this is very clear. We can clearly see his love in his evangelism. In 1 Corinthians 9:22b Paul wrote, “I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.” This is the one thing that remains unclear to me.…

One of the best evangelists to walk the earth is probably Paul. He wrote a majority of the New Testament and established churches all across the Southern Europe and the Middle East. He writes to the Corinthian church and says, “Although I am a free man and not anyone’s slave, I have made myself a…

Dependence is the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like. As Christians we are instructed to depend on God. We can find this instruction in the book of Proverbs. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5).…

In case you have not heard, my daughter, my little princess, my baby girl, young, Abigail is engaged to be married. It is an exciting time in her life. She hasn’t quit talking about her engagement, her wedding plans, and all things bridal since Calvin proposed—and while I am concerned and hyperventilating—my daughter’s excitement is…

Four months after Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech in August 1963 he was invited to lecture on race at Western Michigan University. During some Q&A after his prepared remarks he said, “We must face the fact that in America, the church is still the most segregated major institution…At 11:00…

I had the privilege of worshipping with my parents and other brothers and sisters in Christ at the Deep River Church of Christ in High Point, NC last week. While I love preaching it was nice to sit and just be present for worship— having zero responsibilities and expectations. Well, zero is not quite right,…

2016 has begun and once again Bible reading plans have been placed in the back of the auditorium. I hope in 2015 you spent time reading and studying your Bible. The Bible is vital to the health of every Christian, young, old, smart, slow, newly baptized or baptized decades ago. There is always more to…