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One of the deadliest deceptions is the deception of religion. The deception of religion is thinking that when we go through certain religious...

Reformation Day on October 31st reminds us of what the German theologian Martin Luther did for the Christian faith years ago, standing firm on his...

Looking back over a lifetime of ministry, a wise pastor shares encouraging insights from his beloved wife that she wanted the pastors of young...

I wrote a book a few years back titled What They Didn’t Teach You in Seminary. It’s one of my favorite books and if you haven’t read it, I hope you...

The baptism of Jesus, or anointing, of our Lord Jesus spans Eternity Past and Eternity Future. The ceremonial act fulfills the signs and symbols...

I am finding an alarming increase in the number of people, exacerbated by the pandemic, who are being severely misled on any number of issues. Not...

An obituary is a story...with a narrative and a resolved plotline. It is an attempt to make meaning out of life when one can finally see it...

As a Washington Post article suggests, we could be coming up on the darkest winter Americans have seen in a long time. The good news? We now can...

If young girls are being trafficked and preyed upon by culture, we need to empower their voices rather than tantalize perpetrators with new...

Thoughts are not harmless. The thought is the preparation for the act. And seriously wrong deeds are almost always preceded by a full-scale...

Leaders today can still learn so much from the book of Daniel and his example of integrity. Here are four lessons that give a powerful foundation...

The outside world will still misunderstand us. That shouldn’t offend us, but should instead give us an exciting opportunity to bear witness to a...

Most churches were forced to “close” (a bit of a misnomer, since no church really “closed,” just suspended large-group public services) as a result...

Regardless of the exact origin of this quote, we see that Jesus is making a comparison between what you have been given and your attitude towards...

Now that we’ve been going through this mess for almost six months, certain areas have surfaced where – if this is all a big life test – we aren’t...