“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”                                                                                                                          John 3:16-17 Let me start this...  Read More

Are gifts on your mind right now? We’re in a calendar season of gift giving. It’s what everyone is doing. In my home, my wife has dozens of people she is thoughtfully and lovingly considering gifts for. I don’t know how she does it; I have just one to focus on: her. I marvel at her ability throughout the year to pay attention to people and consider unique, meaningful, and practical gifts for so ma...  Read More

Ponderer’s note: I am writing this on the afternoon of Election Day, so I don’t know the outcome of the election.This past week included an important day here in the United States: Election Day. We voted for the next President, a Senator, a member of the House of Representatives, and people to fill some state and local offices. This election has been notable for what may be unprecedented levels of...  Read More

“These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life” (1 John 5:13).Many Christians struggle in being assured of their salvation. One of the main problems is they look for assurance of salvation in the wrong places. We must find the assurance of our salvation in the objective truth of God’s Word. Too often, we look at oursel...  Read More

Over the course of the last several weeks, my mind has been captivated by Peter’s words in 1Peter 2. It is a mind-blowing passage – whose narrative runs through the entire word of God.Peter tells us in 1 Peter 2:9, “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, apeople for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called youout of darkness into his marve...  Read More

After a busy weekend and missing our time together in the Word, my wife and I opened our scriptures this morning and the words literally leapt off the page at me. “Sometimes” the Word of God is so relevant to our times. (maybe it is “some times” that we are listening?) Today we read Titus three. Before I tell you what was impressed upon us, I feel that for this present age I must add a disclaimer....  Read More

While reading through Acts 12 I was recently struck by an interesting detail. Grab your Bible and allow me to explain.In Acts 11 Peter proclaims that the door of the gospel had been opened not only to the Jews, but also to the gentiles. This was (and is) a glorious truth! However, not everyone shared this enthusiasm.The then earthly king – King Herod – decided that he was going to put a stop to th...  Read More