Here is the good news of the birth of baby Jesus from Luke’s gospel. In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor […]
A brother from another country asked a simple, yet overwhelmingly difficult question, “What is a denomination?” Thinking about how to answer the question causes me to pause. As some of you know, I often teach an Introduction to Public Speaking class at a nearby university. […]
A brother asked an interesting and insightful question. “I understand the concept of leadership in the New Testament is represented through the eldership. Were there elders in the Old Testament as well?” We will dig into the answer because you asked for it. Throughout the […]
A brother asked what the Scriptures mean when it encourages us to “run the race with endurance.” Like so many other passages, this phrase makes a comparison between the Christian life and a common image from daily living. The comparison strives to make the teaching […]
The news breaking across the morning airwaves has become so common place we may not even notice the stories. Senseless gun violence in Seattle’s Capitol Hill area has more than tripled in the first half 0f the year 2022 compared to last year. Seattle Police […]
Recently a brother asked a thoughtful question about the critical Christian doctrine of baptism. His query wondered, What is the best [method] of baptism? Disagreements and controversies arise because of the misunderstanding and improper application of many doctrines of Christianity. Teachings about baptism have resulted […]
This week a dear brother asked a very important question. His wording sounded like this: “What must a lost person do to be saved?” When Peter and the other apostles preached the first gospel sermon on the day of Pentecost, the response of the people […]
The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. Psalm 146:9 ESV Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s case. Isaiah 1:18 […]