“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 […]

“As a ring of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a lovely woman who lacks discretion.” (Proverbs 11:22) The point of this verse really isn’t about lovely women. It’s about discretion and the value the Bible places on it. What is discretion anyway? In other words, what does it mean to be discreet? Most of the world associates discretion with hiding something. For example, an extramarital affair should be handled with “discretion” rather being avoided altogether. Much like the word, gay, we’ve allowed the true meaning of […]

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24) “He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24) The other night I awoke from a bad dream. It seems I had wronged someone and was now defending myself in court. The rub […]