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Good Bad News

Are you thankful to hear bad news? Well, it depends on how that bad news affects you. Let’s say that you and I are neighbors, and as I look across the yard over at your house, I notice that one side of your house is on fire. I mean, really on fire. And so I…

A Word for Hypocrites

Someone once wrote: Hypocrite, hypocrite, where are you going? You’re all polished up, but your knickers are showing You stand on the corner shouting to the crowd And everything you say is boisterous and LOUD Hypocrite, hypocrite, better live what you pray You babble till sunset with nothing to say Let’s be honest:  hypocrisy is…

A Society Given Over

I don’t know if you have heard or not, but many in America celebrated Pride Month last month in June. It was actually hard not to know that since it seemed like some company was promoting it everywhere you turn. There were parades and media spotlights and drag shows and so… much… virtue signaling. Clearly,…

Just Give Me a Sign

Do you know somebody who struggles to believe in the existence of God? Perhaps that somebody is you. People often say, I would believe in God if He would just give me a sign that He exists. But Romans 1 says that the signs of God’s existence are all around you. And what’s more, it…

Live by Faith

The Bible says something absolutely mindblowing in Romans 1. It says, “The righteous shall live faith.” Does that statement seem a little strange to you? Instead of saying the word “righteous,” let me say it a different way: “The good people shall live by faith.” You see, to be righteous is to be seen as…

Anybody, Anywhere

Apostle Paul said in Romans 1 that he was eager to proclaim the gospel to people, and he really didn’t care who. He would preach to anyone: Greeks, barbarians, wise people, foolish people, men, women, boys, girls, slaves, free people, the seemingly sinners, and the seemingly saints. He was eager to share the gospel with…

Resurrection Proof

Do you ever struggle with believing that Jesus really is who he says he is? Is he really the son of God? Is he really the messiah, the Christ? Is he really the savior of the world? Can he really save my soul? Well, you and I could look at all sorts of different pieces…

No Man Left Behind

The elite special forces unit, the U.S. Army Rangers, have this language as part of their creed: “I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy.” That idea has been part of military culture for millennia. No man left behind. You know, we as Christians should have that same…

I Have a Confession

I have something to confess to you. I want to confess that I don’t like confessing. And I bet you don’t either. I mean, whenever we have done something wrong, we want to keep it hidden. We want to keep it private. We don’t want anybody to know what we did. That’s how our fallen…

I Swear

Country star John Michael Montgomery had a huge hit song years ago that said, I swear, By the moon and stars in the sky, I’ll be there, I swear Like the shadow that’s by your side, I’ll be there For better or worse, ‘Til death do us part I’ll love you with every beat of…