Is it selfish to take my family on a vacation?
One of the things that cherish about being a Christian is that my regular life is not separated from my faith. There is no sacred and secular. Everything in the life of a Christian is sacred. Every decision we make is filtered through, how would this be honoring to Christ? How is this obeying the Wo...
Who can serve in the church?
In our culture today of trying to make the church a glitzy, glamorous organization that is attractive to the unbeliever, very often, we have lost sight of what our real goal is to be as the church, and that is to be a healthy church that is pleasing to the Lord Jesus Christ. And one of the hallmarks...
If I am dead to sin, why do I still sin?
The longer you've been in Christ, the more sensitive you become to your own sin, and probably a little bit more disgusted with yourself, in fact, that you become more aware of your own sin tendencies and your own nature, and there can be a frustration because you know theologically, sin has been def...
Was the Old Testament a waste of time?
In some parts of the country there is a tradition to be called a New Testament church. And while I understand the sentiment that the New Testament is where we most fully see the revelation of Jesus Christ, the fact is without the Old Testament, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John don't make sense. Because...