Gov Mike Pence’s Challenge, and Ours

I watched Gov. Mike Pence’s press conference this morning with great interest. He is trying to face down an enormous backlash against Indiana’s recent Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), which has been mischaracterized nationally as a license to discriminate...

“Not That Bright”

A good kind of sting for my heart. And it keeps me looking to the One who is the light. I had read John 1 hundreds of times before. But this time I got stuck on verse 8: “He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.” “Huh,” I thought, sitting up...

4 Ways to Reach a Child's Heart

Not just any fatherly involvement can reach the hearts of our children. To really open up a child’s heart, a father must observe the work-and-keep model of Genesis 2:15. There must be the working—as a father nurtures and cultivates the soil of a child’s heart. And...

A Good Worldview Podcast, Dr. Al Mohler

Many of you are already listening to this podcast from Dr. Al Mohler at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.   But for some it may be new.  Check it out…..  http://www.albertmohler.com/2015/09/24/the-briefing-09-24-15/ As well as his blog and...

Refreshed through our Community Group

We met as a Community Group last night as we do twice a month on Sunday night.  I so look forward to these evenings together and last night was a good example of why. Not everyone in our group was able to make it.  One family had another activity on their calendar,...

Encouraging Witnesses at Bethel

I have been greatly encouraged recently in conversations with several folks at Bethel.  They have shared with me trials which are significant and ongoing.  They have shared their struggle to battle against discouragement, and their thoughts, and their temptations....

I Am an Old-fashioned Christian

By: Tim Challies   I get the books. I read the articles. I see the news. Christianity seems ready to move on. And I realize anew: I am an old-fashioned kind of Christian. I believe in the Bible. I believe that it is clear, complete, sufficient, true, and without...

Can Science explain Science?

The answer to this question is NO!  Science is only Science because God sustains the rules He implemented at creation.  Science leaves one grasping to answer the BIG questions, the questions only God can answer. “The intelligibility and intrinsic rationality of...

Everyone is not a Winner….

The Youth Association Football program in Keller, Texas, made national headlines years ago because of a decision that many onlookers found scandalous. What brought media from major metropolitan cities and national news organizations to investigate the actions of a...