“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me’.” (John 14:6) Newspapers are not interested in the truth anymore, just the facts. This is why Donald Trump’s assertion that they make the news (fake news) is getting so much traction. He’s right – they often use the front page to editorialize. Just read any morning’s edition of the Washington Post or the New York Times. We need to realize that newspapers everywhere do not always print […]

“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” (2 Corinthians 3:17) Legalism, license and liberty – Do you know the difference? Sometimes the differences between the three may be subtle, but when compared and contrasted against each other, the differences are really quite striking. The manner by which a Christian chooses to live out his faith shows which one of these words will most often be associated with his name. In some cases, all three will show up from […]

“The Lord is faithful.” (2 Thessalonians 3:3) Easter has come and gone, but the hope it brings with it has not. We need to cling to that truth as we watch our televisions and learn that a Facebook user murdered an elderly man live on his Facebook page; North Korea plans to “nuke” us when their missile technology allows its missiles to reach our country; and Syria thinks it’s okay to use Sarin gas to snuff the life out of children. What kind of world are we living […]

The governor answered and said to them, “Which of the two do you want me to release to you?” They said, “Barabbas!” (Matthew 27:21) Tomorrow is Good Friday, and I want you to spend some time this weekend thinking about its importance. The story below is why we can describe that fateful Friday as Good Friday. In Jesus’ time, the Romans had a long-standing tradition at Passover of releasing one prisoner as a gesture to illustrate its respect for the Jewish holiday. Mark’s account of Pontius Pilate’s decision […]