1st Corinthians 13 Personalized

The Greatest Commandment is to “Love others AS we love ourselves.” (Matthew. 22:36-40) This commandment assumes that we love ourselves correctly, but if we do not, it is unlikely we will love others, as we should.  Of course, an inordinate self-love is wrong, but many...

Thoughts on Homosexuality

The following thoughts are based on conversations with a number of people who identify themselves as homosexuals.  Many of them express a desire to follow Christ but have been heavily influenced by the cultural attitudes of the day. The homosexual lobby has advanced...

Responding to Our Times

Many believers think the future looks bleak and are concerned that the polls indicate a swing away from traditional values.  Some of them have an “all is lost attitude,” and it’s easy for them to be gloomy and pessimistic about the future.  We should...

Spiritual Burnout

You begin to attend the Sunday morning worship service.  Then the pastor says you should be in Sunday School, so you start going to Sunday School.  Then someone says, “Why don’t you come Sunday evenings?”  So you start to attend on Sunday evenings.  Then you are...

Time for another Reformation

The early church grew in number and expanded to other countries.  Eventually, so much structure and non-Biblical additions meant that a reformation was needed.  Martin Luther stepped forward with his 95 Thesis, and so began a reformation that called for a return to...