I am the Winner!

Recently, my 4 year old son has become obsessed with winning. He goes around saying, “I want to be the winner.” When he thinks he has won something he yells, “I am the winner! I am the winner!” Normally, I would discourage my child’s obsession with being first, but he has an unusual idea of […]

The Lord’s Supper: A Means of Grace

When Christians assemble together on the first day of the week we do it for many different reasons. We come for learning and encouragement. We come to sing and to pray. We come for these things and more, but at the center of our worship is the Lordʼs table, a meal that Jesus himself instituted. […]

Will Campbell on Racism and the Church

 

Biased

Bias is something many people talk about, but rarely admit to in serious situations. A news organization accuses another news organization of being biased, but never entertains the idea they may be guilty themselves. In politics accusations of bias are thrown out left and right. Often these accusations are not based on any evidence and […]

How Do We Stop the Violence?

Over the last few weeks our country has been ravaged by violence. Attacks on people have taken place in Colorado, Wisconsin, and Texas. Many people have lost their lives and many more have been seriously injured. It did not take long at all for this to become a political issue. People on the right and […]

What Does it Mean to be Worldly?

What does it mean to be worldly? Sometimes we find biblical terms that get thrown around with little or no consistency in regards to definition. People use them how and when they want to. Worldly is one of these terms. Often worldly is associated with trends, media, and entertainment that a person disapproves of. Before […]

A Sermon on Jesus and Nonviolence

Here is an excellent sermon from my good friend, Matthew Dowling, on Jesus and nonviolence based upon Matt. 5:38-48. Matthew is a former Marine who is now working on his MDiv at Oklahoma Christian University. He is a great student of the word who offers some wonderful insights into the text. Nonviolence is a controversial […]

Pro-Life

One of the biggest threats to Christianity is politics. Far too many Christians make decisions, not based on the Bible, but based on their political affiliation. Of course, this is never admitted, even though it is easily recognizable. A person will baptize their political beliefs to make it sound like they are basing their position […]

When Up is Down and Down is Up

I believe that most human beings are rational individuals, but we can sometimes attach ourselves to things which cause us to make irrational decisions.  This occurs all the time.  It does not even have to be a bad thing.  It could be something as good as our family, country, or school.  We should feel loyalty […]