We Need Men to Be Men

Television can be really irritating, especially if you are a man. Men are typically portrayed as bungling idiots who are delivered weekly from the brink of disaster by a thoughtful, intelligent, and caring woman.

Bless You, Too!

Some people's temperament is tinder dry, ready to ignite indignantly at everything that happens. Like an anti personnel mine, they are ready to blow up at the mere touch of a toe on the trigger.

Digging Into The Text

Work, school, sporting activities, shopping and planning all receive our concerted effort. But just how diligent are we in gleaning from the text God's intended message? Take the following challenge to dig into Isaiah 4.

Proper Perspectives on Parenting

Very often, the dividing line between success and failure is a proper perspective. If we will approach things and ideas in the right way, we will find ourselves moving in the right direction.

Ides of March

The editor winds down the day with several thoughts about the rich man and Lazarus, starting over again, support for evangelists, Twitter and Facebook, birthplaces and the Ides of March.

Why We Should Love to Partake of the Lord's Supper

Growing up in a preacher's home meant many things, one of which was that we were always the last ones to leave the church building after worship.

Dependency

It is hard to describe lifestyle and cultural differences between the U.S. and Bangladesh. The people here have little or no comprehension of how people live in the U.S. We perhaps have even less idea of what it is like to be in a village of Bangladesh.

A Ban On Salt

About once a month I enjoy grits with my breakfast. My morning meals are generally simple, but when I gather with men from our congregation for a monthly breakfast I'm dishing out grits alongside my eggs and bacon. But I don't care for unsalted grits.

The Adoption

I was talking to a friend recently when we were interrupted by an ecstatic little girl. Since I already knew the reason for her excitement, her attention was focused solely on my friend. "I'm getting adopted tomorrow!" Her curls bounced around her joyful eyes. She added, "And I get a brand, new name!"

Speak Out!

by Bobby Wheat What is required is for God's people to speak aloud about the things that God has done /is doing for them

What-If Grace

What if the apostolic writers would have been appalled by the contemporary expression, "Don't worry about it. Grace will cover it"?

Added to an Elite Group

In our society, being a member of an elite, exclusive group is anathema. It supposedly evidences a snobby attitude where we disdain everyone else who does not attain our lofty standards.

Giving the Key of Knowledge

The religious experts of Jesus' day made it more difficult for people to enter the Kingdom of God, rather than making it easier, probably by their rejection of Christ. Here are seven practical points how we can give people the key to spiritual knowledge.

Holy, Holy, Holy

Those of us who comment on communion must be certain that our words cause everyone, including ourselves to be transported to a higher plane. In our busy world, we desperately need times when we are drawn into the presence of the Lord.

Mighty Men

Much of our work in foreign countries revolves around selecting and training leaders for the churches in their own lands. It is often said that no organization can surpass its leadership.