I’m a huge sports fan, and one of the things that I appreciate so much about sports is the team aspect. To see that group of men or women work together to accomplish something great is always a moving experience. But the aspect of a team isn’t just a sports reality. It’s a kingdom of…

You’ve probably heard the phrase before, “He’s all heart,” or “She’s all heart.” It’s a way of complimenting someone, saying they are really kind and compassionate. Having a heart is a good thing. In fact, the Holy Spirit says through Apostle Paul in the book of Philippians that our love should grow more and more.…

If there’s one thing from Scripture that the world seems to understand is that we are supposed to love, but is that love Christ’s love? In other words, does our love look like Jesus’s? Apostle Paul told the Philippians, “For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ…

Back in the year 1980, Joel Hemphill wrote a song and recorded it with his Gospel group The Hemphills. The lyrics went like this: He’s still working on me; To make me what I need to be It took him just a week to make the moon and stars The sun and the earth and…

In the original Greek language, the book of Philippians begins this way:  Παῦλος καὶ Τιμόθεος δοῦλοι Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ. Translated literally into English, that means, “Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus.” Isn’t it interesting that Apostle Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, would use that word “slave’ (δοῦλος in the Greek) to describe…

“May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.” With these final words, Apostle Paul closes his second letter to the Thessalonians with a prayer, which stands as a profound reminder of what we need more than anything else in life: God’s grace. He could have prayed for anything but chose to…

What does love look like? It looks like a lot of things, but it most certainly sometimes looks like correction. Correction is a manifestation of love. Those whom you love, you discipline. No, it’s not enjoyable, but it’s necessary. Here in 2 Thessalonans 3:14 and 15, Apostle Paul gives instruction for Christians on how to…

You’ve likely heard the phrase, “He who will not work will not eat.” That’s not just a maxim made up by some social conservative on some podcast. No, that’s straight from the Bible. It’s from the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 3:10. And these words speak to a very…

If you’ve ever pulled into a big event, you probably had people out there directing you where to park. That’s what we experienced around last Christmas when my family went to Landrum’s Homestead & Village in Laurel. There were tons of poeple there, and as we pulled onto the property, there were some guys out…

As you drive around our community, you see a lot of signs out in yards indicating that this home is protected by a security system. Usually, it’s Watchdog or CUI. Why do people have these systems? Well, because there are things they want to guard against, particularly fire and burglary. Both are enemies that homeowners…