For the past two weeks, we cast our gaze upon the history of the stretch of land in the Mediterranean known as the Gaza Strip. The Strip has been controlled by Britain, Egypt, Palestine, Israel, and again by Palestine in the last 100 years. Today, […]
Last week we began to look closely at the history of the area of the Mediterranean known as the Gaza Strip. The 140-square-mile stretch of land along the coast between Egypt and Israel has endured decades of protest, military maneuvers, and violence as both Israel […]
As we have looked each week at the pages of our annals of history, we have noticed that it is often difficult to separate the secular pages of history from the sacred pages of history. While we may speak of the separation of church and […]
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 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 Trumpet of Jesus” – the name stirs several images, doesn’t it? My sister and I were texting yesterday about some changes I was making to my website. In the course of our conversation, she mentioned she met someone that we had both gone to […]
We are starting a small group study in the book of Philippians. Philippians is a book of joy and grace. If I were writing a commentary on the book, I would probably title the work, “Faith Makes My Heart Smile.” You can study by talking […]
The newest course in the Koinonia Bible Study Series is being released. Come Together: fellowship at a distance examines the biblical concept of fellowship through the example of the early church and the writing and ministry of the Apostle Paul. The parallels between the persecution […]
We live in troubling times. Peace is a commodity more precious than gold. Today the CDC announced that the United States has “way too much virus” to control the pandemic as cases surge across the country. Meanwhile, nineteen hours ago, a new flu virus with […]
Over the years, people who know of my faith and my training in ministry, have a tendency to turn to me when spiritual information is needed. There tends to be two questions that I am asked over and over again because of my degrees from […]