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  • The Treasure of the Church

    The Treasure of the Church

    The kingdom of Heaven is not the kingdom of this world. Many things that seem religious or good from the world’s perspective are actually contrary to Jesus’s teaching about the kingdom of Heaven. If I were to ask you what you treasure, how would you answer? Do you treasure family, friends, your house, food, comfort,…

  • The Pilgrim’s Relevancy Book XV: The City of Religion

    The Pilgrim’s Relevancy Book XV: The City of Religion

    Religion was one of the darkest places on this side of the chasm, and there were a plethora of unique boroughs. There was one that identified with the King’s Son. There was one that claimed He did not need a son. There was one that posited there were many kings, and one that taught that…

  • The Pilgrim’s Relevancy Book XIV: Too Many Christian Rules

    The Pilgrim’s Relevancy Book XIV: Too Many Christian Rules

    “Why do you attack the whole world?” someone came out of the school who was just as hot-headed as Encouragement was. The party looked at Encouragement. He almost started again, but noticed that Christian and Witness were both watching. They were watching with those eyes that silently begged him not to start again. He took…

  • In today’s world, why belief in Jesus?

    Last week, as we started the book of Judges, we learned about this cycle of sin, repentance and restoration that plagued the nation of Israel and we noticed the same type of pattern in our own lives. When I see this type of cycle, I notice something about a Biblical worldview that is different from…

  • Can religion cause us to sin?

    The world today is so sinful. Everyday I see people giving control of their bodies to alcohol. Sexuality is explicit and lust is prevalent. People constantly complain and gossip about one another. They glorify vice over virtue. Children do not honor their parents. People consider themselves to be gods and they proclaim it to the…

  • Do you ever have trouble figuring out what God wants from you?

                This question is one that seems to haunt everyone I know who has a relationship with Christ. Of course, following Christ means that we do what He leads us to do. Sometimes, though, it is difficult to know exactly what God wants in any given situation or even concerning…

  • On Leaving the Ministry

    In 2007, the Francis A. Schaeffer Institute of Church Leadership Development (FASICLD)reported that “Of the one thousand fifty (1,050 or 100%) pastors we surveyed, every one of them had a close associate or seminary buddy who had left the ministry because of burnout, conflict in their church, or from a moral failure.”[1] I am currently…

  • Re: I thought Moses was the only one who saw God??

                After church one Sunday morning, one of the members, and a man a great faith, came to me and asked about a verse of scripture he had read. When we think of Moses, we often think of him as the only man who had access to God (well, he and…

  • Is Morality Important Anyway? (Romans 8:12-17)

                Is morality important for the Christian? Is it important for humanity in general? Across the planet, people measure morality by different standards and accept different actions as morally right or wrong. For instance, I have spoken to Californians and New Yorkers who see the ownership of firearms as morally questionable…

  • Brothers, religion does not define us! (Romans 8:1-11)

                One walk down the street or down the school hallway or into a break room at work will reveal a vast diversity of worldviews and belief systems. There are Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Jews, Christians and Atheists. There are philosophers, scientists, artists and composers. There are children, teenagers, young adults,…