The following parody by an unknown author lists some lamentable activities that occur far too often in the Lord’s church. If any of the listed activities hits

The Metropolitan Museum of Art website contains nearly 6,000 works of art, consisting of various prints, drawings, photographs, paintings and sculptures. An individual can search by time period, geographical

There are important life lessons which are learned from simple stories. In fact, our Lord used simple stories in His teaching to illustrate important spiritual truths. For example, the biblical

History tells us that when a society becomes addicted to pleasure and luxury, it soon ceases to exist through self-destruction. Tribulation ensures our survival by helping to instill within us the qualities of

A querist asks, In Jude 1:7 KJV, the passage refers to “strange flesh.” Can you please comment on what this phrase is referring to?

Our God is with us wherever we go. Of a certainty, He is in the commonplace, whether we know it or not. Jacob said of a most unlikely spot:

We say: ‘It’s impossible’ God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)

Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular sights in the world because of the 6 million cubic feet of water it produces each minute.

While surfing the Net not long ago, I read about a preacher who gave what seemed to be an impossible challenge to his congregation — to go 21 days without complaining. Special

The story is told of a little boy who had just been tucked into bed by his mother waiting to hear his prayers. He knew that he had been mischievous that day, and now it was bothering him. So he told his mother, ” I wish you’d go now and leave me alone — I […]

There are Hollywood celebrities who determine which charities they will contribute to, which social functions they will attend, and what acts of generosities they will perform based upon the mass of media coverage. Unless the news media can guarantee their face on the ten o’clock news and their names in the headlines, forget counting on […]

There are some members of the Lord’s church who hold to the antinomianism concept that we not under law — any law, but are solely under God’s grace. They openly dismiss the New Testament teaching of “pattern theology.”

A querist asks, “There are several passages in the New Testament in which the word ‘reprobate’ or phrase ‘reprobate mind’ is used. Can you please provide me a definition of the word reprobate?”

As faithful followers of our Lord, we must be willing to “sit at Jesus’ feet” like Mary in order to receive His instructions (Luke 10:39; cf. Matthew 7:24; 1 John 3:22).

For several years now, drug companies have become profitable selling drugs that prevent hardening of the arteries, a condition that can lead to heart attacks which kill thousands of

Before Paul was to speak before the Athenians, certain philosophers asked, ‘What does this babbler want to say?” (Acts 17:18). W.E. Vine defines the literal meaning of the word “babbler” as “seed collector,” used in Greek slang for a half-witted sort of person who

The story is told of a woman who lost her husband of 40 years to a sudden heart attack. She later said that the resulting grief had caused her to value love more. As a result, she spent the rest of her life loving

In the Old Testament, God revealed to Moses the colors of blue, purple and scarlet as His

The word “optional” is not a part of the idea put forth in the word “must.” The word “must” means “of necessity.” A good example of this is when Jesus’ parents found Him in the temple, He said to them:

As a man of unwavering steadfastness, the apostle Paul had one main goal: