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It never gets easy to hear of another good friend or colleague who has died. The more I experience it, the more I hate it.

Reflect for a moment on the words of James. If you are like me, you are uncomfortable.

There are times when our flesh catches us unaware. The evil that results doesn’t have to be violent or physical.

The question, to whom do I belong, sounds quite philosophical. At its root it can be. But Jesus gives His disciples a very practical answer.

Christians are more aware of the need for choice, warned about the danger in certain choices, and, needful to chose the right direction.

We are not a generation of good and faithful exegetes. We run too quickly to a “relevant” application.

Time everyday listening to the Holy Spirit in the word of God forms the new person.

What is the point and the value of all the philosophies if they cannot deal with the problems of life?

The older I get the more I realize that there are things that I just don’t like. A fair question is, why don’t I like them?

The majority of Americans do not know how to “think.” Thinking is a process that reading can and does fuel.

The western Christian world is constantly swirling with new programs for discipleship.

In light of the news this last week, I thought it wise to reissue some thoughts from one year ago. Time does not necessarily heal our...

This brings us full cycle back to my original contention: our lives are more important than our “ministries.”

The essential background to the cross, therefore, is a balanced understanding of the gravity of sin and the majesty of God.

We have all seen and experienced vanity too many times. The more vain we are, the easier it is to see. What is harder to decipher is envy.

Church history has left us at least two ways that we should interpret God’s relationship to us: covenants and dispensations.

The most dramatic characteristic of a follower of Christ is the presence of the Holy Spirit in their body.

One of the powerful concepts seen in our needed interdependence with other leaders, is the constant critique of “isolated” ignorance.

One of the difficult things in the church today is unity. Part of what makes it difficult is wether it's built upon the right convictions.

The generational yet personal question that every Jesus follower must regularly ask, is, in a more colloquial way, what are you waiting for?