If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins (1 Corinthians 15:17) . Dead man (or woman) walking. Close the churches, and the rest of the universe, too. What...

From my sermon at the District Pastors Conference: I went to see Millie in the hospital. At her age, with her heart condition and everything else going bad, I knew it wouldn’t be good. Her …

During Lent the last couple years I’ve had the 8th graders watch the movie, “Heaven Is for Real,” based on the book by Todd Burpo. A lot of thought-provoking issues come from that movie. …

Nothing. If that were the case, I’d consider it a successful Sabbatical. I would have thus been rested, restored and recharged. But alas, I did a lot of things, sprinkled in with plenty of nothing....

My apology to all my English teachers . I used to get A’s. Whenever we want to encourage people to rise to the occasion, to cheer them on to victory and instill in them the confidence and...

May 24, 2025 · The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope. His name is Robert Francis Prevost. He is from Chicago though he spent many years of his ministry doing missionary …

Are you alive? Are you human? Assuming you answer ed “ yes ,” praise God! He is responsible for both of those key elem ents in your existence: you are a living human being , since God the …

Feb 1, 2025 · I believe, but I don’t go to church. Then no, you don’t believe . You may accept the existence of God, but clearly you don’t love the Lord with all your heart , soul, mind and …

Sep 9, 2024 · You believe in Jesus and I believe in Jesus, but my believing is better than yours. You don’t do it right. For one thing, you use music that I don’t like. My music is holy – set apart …

You don’t win the race before you’ve run it. They don’t hand you the Oscar before you’ve made the movie. And you don’t get the diploma before the first day of class. For generations now,...