To answer that question, we first need to define what a church is. If you are like most people when you hear the word church, you think of the first Merriam-Webster definition; a building for public and especially Christian worship. But in the Bible, the Greek word for church, ekklésia, means an assembly or congregation. When Paul said in 1 Corinthians 1:2 “to the church of God that is in Corinth,” he was not describing a building, but a congregation of believers. Acts 2:47 shows us that after being saved through baptism, “the Lord added to their number day by…

It is saddening that many children grow up with little or no knowledge of the word of God.  If “righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people,” a knowledge of the scriptures will encourage the one and discourage the other (Prov. 14:34).

In the very nature of the case, parents are responsible for the children they bring into the world.  An infant needs to grow morally and spiritually as well as physically and mentally.  But parents who are diligent in training the bodies and minds of their children often are unconcerned about their spiritual development. 

God has always…

If you were to drive down the road and pass any gym or fitness center, you might notice the parking lot to be at maximum capacity.  Peering through the windows, you might even see people having to wait to use treadmills or other workout equipment because people are everywhere.  That is a stark contrast from just a week or two before when driving past the same fitness center there might be only a few regulars in there and someone could choose any piece of equipment they wanted.  Why such a change?  Well, we all know the answer to that –…