Posts from June 2024

Reading through the New Testament, one will notice two distinctive reactions to the “good news” of Jesus Christ. For example, on the Day of Pentecost, Peter proclaimed, “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ” (Acts 2:36, NKJV). The text puts forth about three thousand souls obeyed the Gospel unto the saving of their souls (Acts 2:41). But what about the rest? Although implied, many others…

Ralph Waldo Emerson is given credit for stating, “If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse trap than his neighbors, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door” (common lecture, 1871). Many have taken this statement and have built a vast semblance in pursuit of truth. For example, some state truth cannot be known. This implies several contested facts. One, is…

It is a challenging conversation on the right course of action regarding Church Safety. It is not complicated, as in, “we need to do something,” but rather, “what do we do?” and “who is going to do it?” One camp will state the irrationality of having to have this discourse, and I agree, but we are not far removed from times when people did what was right in their own eyes. (Judges 21:25) Obviously, violence among the innocent is not…

Many Christians should undertake a full and vested prayer life. I believe it goes without question that almost everyone claiming to be a child of God understands the need to pray, but are we confident our prayers are justifiable before God? Prayer is to be made without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17, NKJV). Intercession should be manufactured based on the assurance that the recipient, God, has and will receive (James 1:6). But the challenging part lies in the fact that too…