Publication:Pastoral Letter,November 2016 Dear Friend in Christ: We really do not know ourselves until we are tested, when it is “crunch time”; what we do when the odds are against us and th [...]
[Part 13] All of us like to receive compliments especially from those we respect, but Jesus rejected the endorsement of a very respectable leader. An endorsement rises above a compliment and give [...]
Information without insight is trivia. Rhetoric without reality is virtual vapor. Who do you trust? To whom are you listening? Who are your associates in your daily life or online? What do you read? W [...]
[Part 12] During this political season it’s important to remember that Jesus did not endorse Caesar when he said, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things [...]
[Part 11] Pope Francis said this past week that it’s terrible for schools to tell children that they can choose their gender. The choosing of gender is the logical development of separating gen [...]
[Part 10] We live in a world of values. People voice their values, vote their values and join churches that reflect their values. According to Alan Bloom, who wrote The Closing of the American Mi [...]
Publication: Pastoral Letter, September 2016 Dear Friend in Christ: I cannot think of a more important subject for this time than TRUTH. It is vital for each of us to ask these four questions rega [...]
[Part 9] According to the worldview of Jesus, the Scripture is final in authority. He answered every temptation of Satan with a quote from Scripture. Three times Jesus said, “It is written” [...]
[Part 8] The third and final temptation of Christ in the wilderness was a blatant appeal to self-exaltation. Satan offered Jesus the kingdoms of the world if Jesus would just worship him. Jesus [...]
[Part 7] Jesus responded to the temptation to prove who He was by saying, “You shall not put the Lord your God to the test?” (Matthew 4:7). His identity was shaped by His relationship with the [...]