In 2021, the Legislature in the state of Arkansas passed the first in what has been known as a series of bills in over 25 states that would prevent gender transition surgeries and treatments to be performed on minors. A Washington Stand article laid out the timeline: even though the Arkansas bill known as the SAFE Act, standing for "Save Adolescents from Experimentation," was blocked by a federal ...  Read More

There is a hymn composed by Willam Cowper that is entitled, "God Moves in Mysterious Ways."  While those words are not found directly in Scripture, we can know that He is at work - as a more recent song suggests, "...even when you can't see Him, He's working..."  We may have our own preconceived ideas about what is occurring in a situation, one that has a seemingly negative outcome for us, but we ...  Read More

There is a tremendously special group that serves among us in the body of Christ - those who shepherd various congregations, who preach, teach, and live the Word of God, standing ready to minister to the needs of the people under his care.  Full-time, part-time, bivocational, whatever the case - it really is a 24/7 call, and we should seek to pray for and encourage those who serve in the position ...  Read More

Because of our deeply held convictions as Christians, we should ideally want our associations to be driven by our Biblical beliefs.  That includes the decisions we make in a variety of spheres of life, and I think could even be applicable to the people with whom we do business. Colossians 3 (ESV) instructs us:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in al...  Read More

Certainly, the enemy has ways in which he can get his message across.  And, we have to make sure that we are contending for the faith in all the avenues and venues where there are ideas that are contrary to Christianity that are being related. We can recognize the resources that God has given us through which we can share truth and counteract the enemy's lies. Ephesians 2 states (ESV) tells us:1 A...  Read More

By now, you may be familiar with a woman in the U.K. named Isabel Vaughan-Spruce.  She has been exonerated twice on charges that she prayed in public, violating ordiances prohibiting the practice, even silently.  The Christian Post reported: In 2023, Vaughan-Spruce, a charitable volunteer who has supported mothers in crisis pregnancies for two decades, was arrested for praying within a “buffer zon...  Read More

We are invited to participate in acts of generosity, which bring glory to our Savior. And, we are called and equipped to be inviting, looking for opportunities to show the love of Jesus, even to those who cannot necessarily repay our kindness.  Jesus teaches we should give, asking nothing in return. He shared in Luke 14 (ESV):12 He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner ...  Read More

There has been an emphasis on violent crime in American cities recently, with the announcement that the federal government would step in to take control of the police force in the nation's capital, with other cities perhaps on the list. Crime is a pervasive problem across the board, in cities large, small, and everything in-between, as well a rural areas.  Crime is an outward expression of inward ...  Read More

God has an tremendous intent for marriage - not only is it a gift that He has given to couples, but it is an essential building block of a healthy society.  God's intent is that children are born to married couples so that they might populate the earth.  Now, it appears fewer individuals are participating, leading to fewer births and even some births to non-married couples, which is not part of Hi...  Read More

God is our Creator, and He has created two sexes, or genders.  Despite the attempt to say that "sex" is biological and "gender" is based on feeling, God's word is sure and absolute.  When we allow confusion and not biological and Biblical reality to set in regarding sexuality, the consequences are not good.  Jesus, in responding to yet another attempt to trap Him from the Pharisees, stated in Matt...  Read More

With so much criminal behavior that is occurring these days, we have to consider what individual citizens and the Church can do.  Obviously, we can be careful to watch out for our neighbors - we should be aware of what is taking place around our neighborhoods. But, when you consider that crime is an expression of the evil of a human heart, we can embrace our spiritual authority in Christ and pray ...  Read More

For years, there have been reports of violence against churches and ministries.  This especially became troubling in response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court.  Family Research Council has been tracking these violent incidents for a few years now, and its report on such occurrences during 2024 has just been released.  A Decision Magazine website article noted: The 415 re...  Read More