Around the world, we know that Christians are facing opposition and persecution for their faith. Many face acts of violence against them, others find themselves being arrested and imprisoned, maybe even losing their lives at the hands of government officials and religious extremists.  The Bible provides this reminder in 1st Peter 4 (ESV):12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it c...  Read More

A high school in Florida, West Orange High School in the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) district, had implemented a "Witchy Wednesday" series, which, according to Liberty Counsel, "was aired during mid-week morning announcements, was produced by students providing 'religious instruction' on spells, magic, moon worship, and other witchcraft rituals."There was no opt-out provision, and Liberty ...  Read More

Our walk with Jesus is a walk of faith - we instructed by Scripture to place our faith in Him, a faith that grows as we digest the Word of God and apply it to our lives.  Complete surrender may be perceived as being somewhat risky sometimes, but we can be confident in His strength to uphold us.  We are encompassed by His everlasting arms, according to Deuteronomy 33 (ESV):26 “There is none like Go...  Read More

We can be thankful that in America, there is a sizable Christian influence.  And, we should recognize that with this visibility for Christianity, that we can leverage that influence so that people might come to know Jesus personally and so that culture at large can be positively influenced.  Most countries in the world have a majority-Christian presence. We can seek to spread God's truth.   In 1st...  Read More

Our times are in the hands of the Lord.  We must be careful that we do not try to enter the domain that belongs to Him regarding life and death.  There is a continuum that we see in the pro-life community, dedicated to allowing pre-born children to live, and that extends to euthanasia and assisted suicide, where people, especially the infirmed, hasten their death, even with assistance from medical...  Read More

The Bible is very clear that there are consequences for our behavior - we are instructed that as we sow, we will reap.  That is in effect if we are sowing good seeds or bad.  There are consequences for our actions.  Fortunately, we were sentenced to die because of our sin, but Jesus intervened, and by accepting Him as Savior, there is a good outcome.  We are forgiven for our sins.  But there may s...  Read More

In what has been known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress, there was a provision for Planned Parenthood to be defunded for one year.  While there was opposition in the pro-life community regarding the length of time, having advocated for a longer term, this is still a major step forward.But, of course, Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider did what it normally ...  Read More

Life provides opportunities to make decisions - to glorify God or to make a futile effort to glorify self.  If we live according to the Scriptures and practice the teachings of Jesus, we can affect the lives of others and be at peace with the Lord and with ourselves.   In John 15 (ESV), Jesus taught His disciples:7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will b...  Read More

Salvation comes to us in a moment.  Certainly there is a process through which the Holy Spirit works in our hearts to bring us into a saving knowledge of Jesus - it comes through the faithful witness of Christian believers and the planting of the seed of the Word in our hearts.  But, salvation comes to us when we accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and are born-again. Then, we enter a process of d...  Read More

Everyone has a moral code - there are certain behaviors that some deem to be right and others deem to be wrong.  And, in a morally relativistic culture, we have seen where people will make up their own morality, without any sort of objective standards.  I would say that few embrace an "anything goes" philosophy, and there artificial, personal lines that some will not cross.But, what are the standa...  Read More

There are enormous pressures that people are facing across our world today.  We see an increased emphasis on mental health, something that the Church should rightly be addressing.  September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a chance to place our attention on challenges people are encountering.  When the pressures of life invade us, we can either choose to draw closer to Christ or, as some unf...  Read More

One of the 10 Commandments is that we should have no other gods before the One True God.  With so many false "gods" - idols - vying for our attention and our allegiance, we must recognize that we must surrender to the principles of Scripture and submit our decisions and our associations to our Creator, who sent His Son to save us.  The Bible says in Exodus 20, in a passage containing the first two...  Read More