Laura’s music is compelling and rich in declaring God’s sovereignty. Not only is her music profound, her testimony to His faithfulness is real and hopeful in a great time of need. Her message points to Him.  www.laurastorymusic.com   This video was publish in March, yet I was compelled...

“All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the LORD. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”  (Isaiah 66:2) Last weekend my wife and I spent time in the beautiful mountains of North...

Mike Ratliff has posted an excellent article on the condition of the visible church with regards to a lack of understanding and preaching on repentance.  In fact, it seems these days that even mentioning repentance may get you thrown out of the “popular” culture within the church visible. The...

“Christians are condemned who profess to own God for their God and yet do not live as if he were their God. (1) They do not believe in him as a God. When they look upon their sins, they are apt to say, Can God pardon? When they look upon their wants, they say, Can God provide, can he prepare a...

The bible tells us that fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sins. (2 Kings 14:6 and 2 Chronicles 25:4)  Who can argue with that?  If I eat sour grapes, surely it is not my daughter’s mouth that will be filled...

A recent church Fall Newsletter headlined, “Celebrating the Beauty of God’s Changing World” Now, at first glance this may seem like a harmless headliner. It sits on top of a beautiful fall picture of children catching falling leaves. Harmless right? It’s quite picturesque too....

As we approach Reformation Sunday, I encourage all to requaint themselves with this great hymn, a banner for the reformers and a tribute to the martyrs, and allow it to inspire them yet again. Having had the priviledge of singing Luther’s words in the church in Wittenberg where he nailed the 95...

I’ve heard both sides of this coin.  Frankly, I hear the emphasis most often that Christianity is not a religion, it’s a personal relationship.  While I understand the importance of setting Christianity apart from all other religions we must also consider what we are saying when we make...