Sunday morning church activities represent only a piece of the biblical definition of worship. Anything we do that brings honor and glory to God is worship and our ultimate goal in life is to have all our thoughts and actions transformed into worship. The relationship between Sunday morning and the rest of life is like […]

Do human beings experience eternity? If so, how? Either we simply cease to exist when we die, or we go on experiencing reality in some form. Scripture states that all people go on living after death in one of two realities. A person either experiences eternity with God (heaven) or away […]

Humility is defined as modesty; the opposite of pride and arrogance. If you feel you’ve mastered this virtue, then that probably proves you haven’t. Scripture teaches the necessity of humility time and again (Matt 18:4; 20:26-28; Col 3:12; 1 Peter 5:5). It is described as “required” of us by God […]

The term “church” may be used in a number of different ways. It may refer to a local congregation, a particular movement of churches working together, or to what some call the “true church” (to be explained in a minute). While in modern usage the term “church” often refers to a building, Scripture is […]

Without a doubt, the least understood and most controversial member of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit. But, if we stick with what is written about the Spirit, I’m convinced we’ll discover a greater degree of clarity then we might have thought possible. Greater clarity paves the way for greater enjoyment of the […]

With half of all marriages ending in divorce, it seems today’s society views love as a temporary, even fickle emotion. But what is true Biblical love? How does God want us to love each other? To find out we need to go to the source of love…God. Looking at God’s love […]

For the Christian, Jesus Christ is the center of everything. “Truth is not a statement, but a person,” it is often said. All issues, questions, problems, beliefs, etc. ultimately have their resolution in Christ. This is a strong belief and it is a far cry from the view that Jesus was merely […]

During my first Sunday at a new church while living in Hershey, Pennsylvania the pastor kept saying, “You need saved.” Although I later found out this is standard sentence structure in Pennsylvania, my first response was, “What does he mean?”  You may be thinking the same thing with respect to salvation, “what does it […]

Faith is “being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see” (Heb 11:1). It is a gift from God and by it we receive the grace that saves us from the penalty of sin (Eph 2:8-9). Not only is it a prerequisite for having a relationship with […]

Often times we think of joy as a fleeting emotion that we experience as a result of some positive occurrence in our lives (i.e. new job, getting engaged, watching sports). However, the Bible describes joy as a state of being that doesn’t necessarily have to come and go like a fleeting feeling, and is […]