What are the Qualifications of a Church Elder?

A good and healthy church always has good and healthy qualified leaders. That goes without saying. And so the question might be, well, what is an elder? What is a man who's qualified to be an elder? And I just said the key word. First of all, he's a man. He's a husband and one wife. But the qualif...

Sep 27, 2025

The Doctrine of Sanctification: Irrelevant Theological Discussion or Heartbeat of Faith in Christ?

Sadly, for many professing believers—likely because of poor shepherding over many years— the idea of doctrine and the development of arriving at that doctrine (the theological process) evokes images of dusty and near-empty churches and boring lectures. They have been taught that faith in Christ is a means by which God blesses their endeavors and gives some comfort to make it through the trials of life. Their faith, if that can be called faith, is centered around, “What can God do for me in my daily life?”

Sep 26, 2025

James in Song Medley

God tells us to hide His Word in our hearts because it shapes our thoughts, strengthens our faith, and helps us walk with Him daily. But memorizing long passages can feel overwhelming. What if we used that same power of music for something eternal?

Sep 24, 2025

Is It Sinful to Travel for My Job?

I know that in our economy, sometimes it feels very hard to provide for a family, and if you're a man who's trying to provide for your family, and it seems that the only opportunity you have is one that makes you travel quite a bit, I can't tell you there isn't a hard and fast rule how much travel i...