Every year the shepherds decide on a theme, which will be the focus for many of the lessons. This year’s theme is “Faithful Living: Holding Fast the Pattern”. “Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 1:13). We know […]
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Fight, Fight, Fight!
While in college, I was playing in an “all-important” intramural basketball game when things got rather chippy. Then it happened – someone on the opposing team punched a player on my team. My teammate fell to the floor, the benches cleared, spectators spilled onto the floor, and instantaneously, everyone circled around the two players. All […]
The Bible’s Response to LGBTQIA+ Community
It is very frustrating today when you fill out a medical form and these people who are supposed to be the epitome of scientists ask if you are: male, female, or non-binary. Our society is losing its grip on reality and only God knows where it is going to end. What does the Bible teach…? […]
Why You Should Attend Bible Class
I’d like to share 3 reasons why you will benefit from attending a Bible class in the new quarter. Spending time in God’s Word is always beneficial. As we have highlighted in our study of John this quarter, one of the primary purposes of Scripture is to help us believe (e.g. John 20:31). Without faith […]
Has Man Outgrown the Gospel
Times change. Today’s “new” is tomorrow’s “old,” this morning’s breakthrough is this afternoon’s castaway, this year’s popular is lost in next year’s “latest.” The up-to-date is soon out-of-date. Truth doesn’t change. It reads the same today as yesterday and as it will tomorrow. It is “once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3). Some […]
“The Decline and Fall of …America?”
Many of us can recall the atmosphere of the late ‘50s and ‘60s. A constant state of fear of atomic warfare permeated our lives. We had seen the devastation of the first bombs over Japan, and we could not get it out of our minds. We can remember the “shoe-pounding” of Nikita Khrushchev in the […]
The Church Still Stands for Excellence
When Christ promised to build His church, He promised it would be built upon the rock—Peter’s confession, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:13). The church is built upon the solidarity of the Deity and perfection of Jesus Christ. She is a most glorious church because of her relationship with […]
When 2 Billion People Are Watching
Ninety-percent of all people deal with some level of stage fright. How do you feel when all eyes are on you? Do your palms get cold and clammy? Do you become nervous and anxious? Do you blush, tremble, shake, or feel nauseated? There is at least one stage where the vast majority of people feel […]
The Brilliant Frog
Living in a large lake in Wisconsin, a very clever bull frog anticipated the long, freezing winter. He cogitated that he just could not take another winter even though he hibernated through most of it. He had heard from a toady friend that the South had temperate climes and a large variety of scrumptious bugs […]
HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE: Ancient New Testament Manuscripts
As you know, we do not have a single original book (or letter) of the New Testament. What we have is copy of copies of copies… The original recipients understood that the writings given to them were of a divine nature and that they were written on perishable materials. Thus, they went through the expensive […]