Many people have thought Paul was joking in 1 Corinthians 13:3, when he said, among other things: “…and if I surrender my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.” To say that love is the foundation of everything is so simplistic, so elementary, that many people pass it off as …

Admit it – we can’t wait to get to Heaven. We can’t wait to get there and be with God to spend eternity praising and glorifying God’s name. It will be awe-inspiring and amazing and everything that we could ever imagine it could be. But not until we actually get there! When our time comes …

It is both an asset and a curse to generations today that we are more stubborn than others, never wanting to back down from that which we believe. And when it comes to doctrinal issues, this stubbornness comes in handy, as the winds of “spiritualism” are as common as the Marlin’s losing record (Eph. 4:14). …

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift from God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) That’s a pretty intense verse. If we were to take the time to go through the nuances of that verse, the context surrounding it, and the history of Paul’s relationship with the …

Questions like these usually don’t phase people in the secular world; in many cultures and in many individual viewpoints, killing is necessary during certain circumstances, whereas murder is unacceptable nearly every time. But the sticky side of that issue comes in how the individual defines the specific events that led to such an act in …

A recurring theme in the psalms is that of the saint looking to God for all his needs and security, mostly from external forces but also from within. Deliverance and safety come up often, and are repeated not just by the psalmists, but also by Christians today. Yet how often do we find ourselves uttering …

Many people have asked me, “Abraham’s Servant, how should I pray?” It may seem weird to ask such things of me, as I am just a servant of my master Abraham, the patriarch of all the people of God, and to that I would agree. His family stretches throughout time, and one of His ancestors, …

Nelson Cruz’s missed catch at the wall. Neftali Feliz’s fastball in the bottom of the ninth. Bringing in Scott Feldman to pitch the 10th inning instead of leaving in Feliz. No matter which way you slice it, game six of the world series last thursday night will be remembered as one for the ages, with …

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith are two of the biggest movie stars on the planet. With numerous movies to their name each, their net worth is easily in the hundreds of millions of dollars. But while I wouldn’t commend every life decision that they’ve ever made, what is especially interesting is their perspective on marriage. …

I saw you there yesterday. You were the one who came in about ten minutes before services started, shook a few hands, said “Hi” to the older lady at the back, then sat in your pew five rows from the front. You sang the songs exactly like the song leader wanted, with all your spirit, …