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Anyone who watches the late night talk show hosts understands the tremendous weapon comedy can be. Historically, humor has also been a great gospel weapon. The renowned Reformed Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon, said: I do not know why ridicule…
People have a lot of questions and needs. The Bible has all the answers and helps. My mission is to help people by helping them learn the Bible. I am frequently being asked, “When are you going to have an…
Indeed, not only does the Bible say that we are to love people, but that love is not rude. In our postmodern age of nicety, the only real sin anymore seems to be hurting people’s feelings. But, sometimes God needs…
Jesus has a pointed and prophetic sense of humor. And, Jesus’ most stinging humor was reserved for the religious types, especially the Pharisees. Jesus called them a bag of snakes (Matt. 23:33) and said that their moms had slept with…
Religion is funny. Christian Science is neither Christian nor science. And, fundamentalism is not fun. That’s funny. But, have you ever wondered if Jesus was funny? In the closing line of his classic book Orthodoxy, G. K. Chesterton speaks of…
“If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” 1 Timothy 5:8 The Bible is clear that a godly father accepts his responsibility…
Good dads are an endangered species. Bad dads are an epidemic. Tonight, roughly 40 percent of kids will go to bed without a father.1 For the first time in America’s history, the majority of children born to women under thirty…
God is a Father who loves children. He encourages parents, starting with fathers, to be considerate of their children. In fact, God says to parents in Colossians 3:21, “…do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.” Here are some very practical ways that…
In 1 Corinthians 13:4–8 the God who IS love gives us His definition of love: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way;…
Most Christians affirm that Jesus is present in Communion. But the debate about how he is present is one of the deepest divisions in Christianity. For example, disagreement over the presence of Christ in the Eucharist was the central point…