Following the lead of the British House of Commons, the House of Lords has now voted, as part of a Crime and Policing Bill, to decriminalize abortion.  That's according to GBNews.com, which reported: "The amendment included a clause to change the law to decriminalise abortions for any reason, including if women did not want to have a child of a certain sex - and at any point up to and during birth...  Read More

Our Savior performed the ultimate act of service when He gave His life on a cross so that humanity might be saved.  Many are celebrating a season called Lent, leading up to the commemoration of Christ's death and resurrection.  Through that new life He brings to us, He empowers us to engage in a life of service.  In Mark 10 (ESV), we can read these words:42 And Jesus called them to him and said to...  Read More

It has occurred to me that there are people who try to distort what they regard as the teachings of Jesus in order to support their political agenda.  We have to be careful not to stake out a particular position and then attempt to make the Scriptures fit our own personal agenda, rather than start with the Word and conform our thinking and behavior to Him. Jesus taught in Matthew 13 (ESV):13 This ...  Read More

On this St. Patrick's Day, I think it's helpful to think about how a person taking a brave stand impacted an entire nation.  It's a pattern we see throughout the Scriptures and as we've seen through Church history.  And, we can be devoted to asking God how He would desire to use us to impact men and women for Christ.  In Deuteronomy 31, Moses imparted wisdom and blessing to his appointed successor...  Read More

On this date - 3:16 - I want to focus in on the essence of the gospel and how God has called each of us to be an ambassador for Him, to amplify His truth to the world around us.  We can do this because the Bible tells us in Romans 8 that the same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in our hearts.  So, we are saved and empowered to be used of God in a powerful way.  Here's a Scripture pass...  Read More

John Kluge used to teach music at Brownsburg High School in Indiana.  That is, until he made a decision based on his religious convictions to address students in a manner consistent with their biological sex, and not to address them according to their felt gender identity.  That's according to an Alliance Defending Freedom website, which relates that, "He initially reached an agreement with school...  Read More

Throughout the Scriptures, and even through the annals of church history, you see people who were countercultural, people whom you could consider to be "revolutionaries," those who rejected the status quo, lit by the fire of the Holy Spirit, and determined to see God exalted in the times in which they lived, to which they were called.  In the 11th chapter of the book of Hebrews (ESV), after highli...  Read More

We have engaged in the annual ritual of moving our clocks forward for Daylight Savings Time.  While there is a national debate on whether or not we ought to be changing the time once a year - and some locales do not make the change - this phenomenon can remind us of the importance of taking care of our bodies and our souls, especially when there is potential disruption.  1st Corinthians 6 (ESV) re...  Read More

The Bible is clear that we are called, as Jesus taught, to be salt and light in this world.  The apostle Paul laid out the spiritual framework in which we operate, clothed in the full armor of God and called to stand for truth.  In Ephesians 6, we can find these words (ESV):11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.12 For we do not wrestle aga...  Read More

There are opportunities all around us in order to feed the greed that can come so naturally. And, there are especially ways that prey on young people to condition them to take part in unbiblical behaviors that can warp the mind and even produce addiction.  The Bible warns us not to give in to human desires that can put us in bondage.  1st Timothy 6 warns:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into...  Read More

In California, parental rights have been under assault, and one particular law allows public schools in the state to keep information about a student's so-called "gender transition" secret from his or her parents.That has now been placed on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court; Worthy News and The Center Square reported: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a Cali...  Read More

There are a variety of coping mechanisms that are available to us in facing the challenges and troubles of life.  But, not all of these are good for us.  When we choose to deal with our issues using worldly resources, rather than the resources of the Spirit that God makes available, we are cutting ourselves short of the abundant life Jesus has promised to us.  Consider the words of the Psalmist in...  Read More