Bible Studies

In the midst of the heartache and tragedy of the current pandemic, one can still see opportunities and blessings. Churches have the opportunity of showing an extremely divided society that people can find and have unity in Christ. Moreover,... Continue Reading »

What motivates us to worship God? What ought to motivate us to worship God? Those two questions are different, aren’t they? When I transitioned from local church ministry to Christian education after pastoring the same church for 11 years,... Continue Reading »

Reading through Psalms is like walking through a library. Chapters vary as much as books on a shelf. We have looked at several psalms that reflect moments or seasons of pain and discouragement. As we continue to look at... Continue Reading »

Variety fills our lives. Happiness, sadness, fatigue, gratitude, and disappointment fill the time between birth and death. It’s no coincidence that variety also fills the Psalms. We see psalms of praise, thanksgiving, wisdom, lamentation, and confession. The Book of... Continue Reading »

Some people have athletes, actors, or musicians they would love to meet. When I was 19, I had a favorite author I wanted to meet (Insert nerd jokes here.). He had come to Greenville to speak, and the hosts... Continue Reading »

As a pastor in my mid-20s, I was immersed into the world of funerals quite early. Within three weeks of becoming a pastor, I helped officiate two funerals in the same day. I noticed that sometimes the process of... Continue Reading »

Most of us probably have memories where experts have disagreed. Several decades ago, I had a fairly severe wound on my back, along with some more significant injuries. The emergency room physicians decided to allow the wound on my... Continue Reading »

Christianity should always perplex secular authorities. Since the Lord told Pilate, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36), the rulers of this age shouldn’t be able to reduce Christianity to a political program or platform. On the... Continue Reading »

It is possible to learn a lot about a people by looking at what they sing about. Human beings are a singing race. We sing about love, war, tragedy, triumph, and even animals. It should, therefore, be no surprise... Continue Reading »

For this last article on Isaiah, I begin with the New Testament. In Paul’s first letter to the fledgling church of Thessalonica, he mentions thanking God for them because of three virtues: faith, love, and hope (in that order).... Continue Reading »

For nearly all of us, 2O2O has been the type of year we did not expect. For most of us, it has brought uncertainty, worry, financial stress, sickness, or even the death of loved ones. Remembering that Christians have... Continue Reading »

Some of the memories I cherish most are trips to new destinations. I think of visiting St. Augustine with my wife, camping out on Lake Erie with friends, visiting different schools with one of my best friends, or seeing... Continue Reading »