"I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other..." It is one of the first lessons parents work to teach their children. It...

"Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense." I do not generally find myself being angry too often. ...

When the Holy Spirit inspired the words of Scripture to human authors, they wrote without dividing it up into chapters and verses. The...

1 John 5:3 says, "For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome." Let's consider...

The state of Oklahoma has been in desperate need of rain. Twenty percent of our state is currently in the "exceptional drought" category...

Like everyone in Oklahoma, my memories of April 19, 1995, have been relived this week on the 23rd Anniversary of the Murrah Building...

When my boys were young, we would ride bikes nearly every single evening. Those memories are treasures to me today. One particular bike...

Understanding the sovereignty of God critically impacts the way a preacher prepares his message and delivers the sermon. Every...

One of my favorite hymns is "Great is Thy Faithfulness." That great song has sustained so many Christians through times of distress,...

Proverbs 17:1 says, “Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it than a house full of feasting with strife.” I don’t know about you, but...

Are you a morning person? I know some people that love for the alarm to go off, in fact, they usually awaken before the alarm even...

There are differences of opinion as to the exact details intended by the illustration, but the principle is that as followers of the...

It is an interesting thing that Jesus would heal or do other things to demonstrate His deity and then tell people to tell no one. This...

Every individual follower of Jesus Christ should be seeking to worship Him in a way that is Biblical. Each pastor should feel the weight...

Teaching the New Testament presents a challenge to the modern preacher. To accurately impart the message of the Bible, he must step into...

It was the day I married the love of my life. I was excited, nervous, anxious, grateful...and a thousand other words could be used to...

In the book, “When the Game is Over It All Goes Back in the Box,” John Ortberg describes a high-powered businessman who was running his...

This deals with a well-known prophecy that Elijah would come again. The prophecy did not mean that there was going to be a reincarnation...

People are great. As young children, we look forward to having a big birthday party and inviting as many friends as our parents would...

It was early Monday morning back in May of 1994. It was my first day on the job as Youth Minister. I was only twenty years old, and for...