The Times

Don’t Waste Your Life: Oh, that young and old would turn off the television, take a long walk, and dream about feats of courage for a cause ten thousand times more important than American democracy - as precious as that is...

Do You Believe in Anything Worth Contending For: It's popular today to live a trivial life and to have a trivial worldview. If you want to maintain a trivial worldview, avoid difficulties, and entertain yourself, you can. You can turn on a sitcom. You can play a video game. You can go to an arts and crafts fair. You don't have to take life seriously. If you avoid trying to expose false belief systems for what they are, it's called "tolerance" and "respect". Taking the path of least resistance has never been so popular.

What if Life is not Fair? Life is filled with hardships and disappointments, blessings and joy. As Christians, we have true joy because we have been given the absolute confidence that everything has meaning and benefit to the believer who follows Christ. Unfortunately we also struggle with the misconceptions that life is supposed to be ‘happy all the time’.
 

What is Holiness (Section)

HolinessThere is little or no emphasis on sin in the modern church. It lies breathing it’s last, buried below mega star preachers, flamboyant preaching, worship teams that could find work in many Broadway productions, large "crusades", exciting "revivals", one manmade creative program after the other, and glitz and glamour that Hollywood could be proud of. Yet the Bible says "Without Holiness, No Man Shall See God!" (Hebrews 12:14)
 

The Christian and Knowledge (Section)

The Christian and Knowledge All Christians have thoughts about God and should be pursuing a knowledge of Him in scriptural understanding. We are all theologians. The question is not whether we have a theology but rather, if we have a good or bad theology. Also for most Christians today, the challenge of learning how to discern orthodox from heretical doctrine has apparently not been faced. Either they treat doctrine as minimally important and so regard charges of "heresy" as rude and unloving, or they treat doctrine as all-important and so regard anyone who disagrees with them in the slightest as a heretic. How does the Bible does tell us to test teaching, prophecy and actions.
 

 The Knowledge, Fear and Worship of God (Section)

God and Worship: Knowing God. Is it possible to experience God, without complicating things by adding all that theological gobbledy-gook? And why do some Christians seem to experience a much closer intimacy or reverent familiarity with God that is foreign to many of us. Fearing God? Because many teachings and doctrines within our churches today portray God only as all loving, many assume there is no reason to fear Him. For those who only think that God loves everyone, they would do well to study Scripture more carefully. Worship.. The great single need of the moment is that light-hearted superficial religionists be struck down with a vision of God high and lifted up, with His train filling the temple” Instead what we see in so many churches is "McWorship" of a "McDeity." Taking God’s Name In Vain.. When God commanded that His name not be used in vain, are we to understand this to mean YHWH, one of the names of God, or are we to take this to mean any form of God's titles too?
 

 Growth (Section)

Growth: How do you grow in Christian Faith and Life? In this day of instant coffee, instant pudding, instant replays, instant pictures, instant loans and instant debt, some Christians want to skip the growth process. Do you have to have ‘daily devotions’ to be a good Christian? Are You Emotionally Mature? In this age, people have been programmed to act according to their feelings. Are you controlling your emotions? Do You Need Spiritual Exercise? sufficient spiritual nourishment does not come from sitting in church one hour per week. God’s Tests Trust must be earned.  God only promotes those whom He can trust. For that reason, He will test us to see if we can be trusted.
 

The Bible (Section)
Reading And Understanding Your Bible includes 10 steps To Bible Literacy, What Are We Looking For In The Bible? 12 Golden Rules, Never Read A Bible verse, The Use of Commentaries, Sermons on The Bible, Why People Find the Bible Difficult and More.

The Church
The Pattern Of The New Testament Church Christ’s church, consists entirely of a priesthood of believers who have been “baptized into Christ” . There never was and should not be any clergy-laity distinction. Additionally it is fact of history that the early church met in the homes of its members. No special church buildings were constructed during the New Testament era, nor or for the following two hundred years. The New Testament knows nothing of an inert, believer-priesthood whose only function is to passively absorb sermons and pass the offering plate.

The Lord’s Supper
The Lord’s Supper ... sometimes called communion, the Table of the Lord, the agape or the Eucharist, is limited in most churches to a sip of wine and a piece of bread. Why then is it called a "supper" in the NT

Baptism
 Baptism One would imagine that the simple act of dipping another human being into water would escape the controversies of weightier, or more complicated topics in Scripture. But no! Baptism is one of the most controversial subjects in all of Christendom.

Prayer (Section)
Prayer Unanswered Prayer, Ritual Prayer, Persistent Prayer, Praying in The Spirit, Jesus’ Blueprint for Prayer.

The Mandate (Section)
The Great Commission The greatest obstacle to the Gospel is silence. By remaining silent and hoping that our Christian life will testify for itself we fail to keep the Lord’s commandment.... “go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” But why is it so hard to say those first few words about the most important Person in my life? Why do I hesitate to pass along the best news I have ever heard?
 

Money and Finances

Biblical Perspective on Money, Giving, Debt etc. The management of personal finances is one of the biggest concerns of the modern world. However it may surprise you to learnt that Jesus had more to say about money and possessions than virtually anything else. Biblical teaching about money is very clear, very consistent, and quite radical. . Given how much of our time is spent earning, spending, giving, saving or worrying about money, we need to know exactly what he said
 

Dark Night Of The Soul
No connection with John of The Cross. The phrase well describes some difficult times in our lives.

The Everlasting Rock Several attitudes toward God and toward ourselves, which prevent us from seeing God as the rock he is.

Walking in Darkness This is something that will happen to every single Christian who wants to be involved in the work of God, or to any Christian who has truly set his heart on pleasing God.

When The Brook Dries Up When God arranges the end of Cherith and the brook dries up it is time to move on. The drying up of the brook is the gentle nudge of God back into the work which the Father has called you to do.

Do You Feel Like Giving Up? What do I do when temptation rolls over me like a flood? When my inadequacies overwhelm me and I see the reality of my weaknesses? Give up? Quit?
 

Confrontation, Forgiveness and Reconciliation and Love

Forgiveness Does God expect us to forgive everyone who sins against us, even those who don't humble themselves, admit their sin, and request forgiveness? As we study Scripture closely, we discover that the answer is "No." To the surprise of many Christians, Scripture clearly states that, although we are commanded to love everyone, we are not required to forgive everyone.

What is "Agape" and How Did It Work? We tend to assume at once that "love" means what it does to us in modern times -- in this case, a mushy sentimentality that never says a harsh word and never steps on the toes of others. But conceptually, it is certainly possible to love one's enemies, and yet also attack them.
 

Women

The Christian Woman The 10 Lies of Feminism At its inception, the feminist movement, accompanied by the sexual revolution, made a series of enticing, exciting promises to women... supposed to enhance a woman's quality of life and improve her options, as well as her relations with men. Now, a decade or so later, women have had to face the fact that, in many ways, feminism and liberation made promises that could not be delivered. A Woman of Strength As Christian women living in a society that offers so many distorted or inadequate models for women, we need an ideal that applies in all its dimensions to the circumstances we now live in, yet remains fully expressive of God's purpose for women. How Should Christian Women Dress? Too many times, when you see a group of girls standing around, there is very little difference in dress between those who profess to know Christ and those who don’t. Modesty Matters! Women in The Church  Several articles on the role of women in the church... Including Women in the Bible, should women teach in church,  women’s lib, head covering and modesty.
 

Entertainment and The Media

Entertainment and The Media In our world something has gone terribly wrong. Tv, Video Games, Movies, Fantasy Games and The Media are all a major part of the problem and possibly dangerous influences that can conform us to the world. But there are usually two or more sides to an issue. To either categorically declare all entertainment "evil" or accept all of them uncritically as "harmless" would both be simplistic and erroneous. How can a Christian make an intelligent assessment of these major influences, remembering that As Christians we are to live a pure lifestyle, even in private.
 

Christian Spiritual Practices

Fasting has been out of vogue for at least 150 years. In the twentieth century church, the idea seems alien to us. God's Word assumes that fasting will be a regular part of a Christian's life. Yet for most of us, it's not. If we were to make a study of fasting in the Bible most of us would find ourselves very challenged about this neglected area of Christian discipline.

What Patterns of Prayer and Worship Can Do What is the fruit of observing patterns of prayer and celebration? Does it lead to a stifling institutionalism or a deeper knowledge of God in Christ? How can observing times and seasons support the life of the Christian family and the life of the Christian community.
 

Misc

The Unforgivable Sin
To those who are troubled: the surest sign that you have not committed the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the very fact that you are worried about it, because that shows that the Holy Spirit is very definitely on speaking terms with you!

The Will of God No other concern commands more interest or arouses more anxiety among Evangelicals than discovering the will of God.

100% God/100% Man When we're seeking counsel on a problem, the response, "Just let God do it," leaves something to be desired. Does this common phrase reflect bad doctrine? Or should we, as Lee Ezell said, "Pray toward Heaven...row toward shore."?

How Do You Determine Your Spiritual Gift?
A spiritual gifts inventory that some have found helpful. These are limited to the ministry gifts and do not include the foundational gifts of apostleship or prophet, nor the sign gifts of tongues, interpretation of tongues, healings or miracles.

Christian Environmentalism
It’s not hard to notice that the environmental issue receives very little attention in Christian circles. There are so many other significant issues that occupy our attention that we seem to think of the environment as somebody else's issue.

The Christian and Social Action
Christians love to try and “change the world” However the Bible calls Christians to reach out first to their own family, than the family of believers, and then the outside world. The logic is plain enough to see: If you cannot manage the church, what on earth are you doing inserting yourself and your views outside the church?

The Christian and Personal Resolutions
As Christians, a usually miserable ratio of success to failure should cause us to examine the whole concept of the new year's resolution from a Biblical perspective. When we do this, we are immediately confronted with several obvious problems:

Corrosive Christianity (Salt of The Earth) Since Jesus told us that we were salt (not honey) it is a good idea to study the function of salt... and figure out exactly what salt does?

The Strength to be “Weak”
I know the title seems to be a contradiction from what we deem to be the norm, but being a disciple of Jesus Christ could hardly be viewed as normal. The “weakness” that I am speaking of is one born out of strength. It comes from within and it’s deeply rooted in the power of choice, having the strength to choose to be meek.
 

Christian Apologetics (Section)

Defending The Faith Many people refuse to believe without some evidence, as indeed they should, but there is a common misnomer among many Christians that apologetics never helps to bring anyone to Christ. This is a serious misrepresentation of the facts. (Several Articles)