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Therefore be careful to observe (the Lord’s commandments); for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’  (Deuteronomy 4:6) I am of the (debatable) thinking that…

And then many will be offended… (Matthew 24:10) I hold professionalism as the highest ideal.  Professionalism is simply having a clear objective and moving toward it in spite of inward and outward pressures away from said objective.  I believe in professionalism we emulate our Lord and Savior.  In His early ministry Christ held a specific all encompassing mission: the…

All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness… (2 Timothy 3:6) Elisa and I have been very much blessed by being able to travel and spend 3 days in Gettysburg this past weekend.  Gettysburg is emotionally overwhelming and…

“In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.” (John 14:2) Salvation is the most important Thing.  My apologies to those of you in the Open Door class as we have been hammering this point home for a couple of months.  Yet, I truly believe this central Truth of the gospel of Jesus…

My commandment is this: love one another as I have loved you. (John 15:12) Easter has come and gone and now we stand in the Holy Light of His resurrection. I pray that each of us will be challenged by the Spirit as we move into Spring and Summer. We are wise to understand that Love, specifically the Love of God, is a consuming Thing; and this consumption desires and works…

“This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, once a year.” And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.”Leviticus 16:34 NKJV Holy Week feels like exactly the right time to discuss the book of Leviticus, as Leviticus truly is a beautiful book.  In my opinion, it reveals so much of God’s character and reveals…

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ (Philippians 3:7) We owe a certain debt of gratitude to the Pharisees. They carried the traditions of the Hebrews, they preserved the Scripture, they transmitted the belief in the afterlife (not every Jew of that time believed in entirety with God). Beyond this, their…

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. (Colossians 3:17) Ambition is a strange word for the follower of Christ. We could rightly say that there is a paradox between ambition and spirituality. We know that all…

On Sunday afternoon, Jaxson asked me “what is the meaning of life?”. I am certain he was not curious of the answer, instead he most likely heard this question on Disney XD. All the same, it is important to establish foundationally realities when the opportunity arises. What is interesting is how easy the answer came and how simple it really is: “the meaning of life is to…

I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds. (Psalm 77:12) If a person happens to be interested in health and wellness and pursues readings regarding the subject, her or she will eventually come across writings about the value of meditation. As with most things in popular health and wellness, the body of literature is ambiguous and more often than…