In a short video highlighting the dangers of drug abuse, a boy says to his friend, “I feel bad about smoking pot. But I’ll feel less bad if you do it with me.”

That line embodies an important source of peer pressure: we think we’ll feel better about doing wrong if someone else is doing it, too. Peer pressure is often applied by a person who is wrestling with his own conscience. The classmate pushing you to try drugs (including alcohol and tobacco), the co-worker trying to get you to lie or…

Being the church in a divided nation We live in a divided nation. I do not think all of that is by accident. But I also think some of the division is because our country never fully dealt with the … Read More →

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ÁNGELES DE LA GUARDA Y HECHOS 12:15 Hablar de ángeles en la Biblia es realmente extenso aunque no voy a negar que podría ser emocionante. Sin embargo  un estudio más concreto  en Hechos 12 resulta ser más preciso con el … Read More →

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We had rope laying around for years, and every time we would use it, we would all get a good laugh about how much rope I had bought. Read More →

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"Do not grow weary of doing good..."

Why would he say that? -Because doing good involves... well, doing. And doing involves... well, weariness. And selflessness. And work. And time. And trouble. And risk.

BTW, it's easier not to. It's easier to focus on self. It's easier to look the other way. In fact, It's easier to not "do" at all.

It's easier to make excuses.

If I start "doing" -it may…

Life is full of choices to make. There are things that everyone must choose to do or not to do, places to decide to go or not to go, people to become friends with or to ignore. All sorts of choices, and many of them are difficult. The Lord spoke of a choice man has to make in Matthew 7:13-14. It says there, “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is…

Exalting His Resurrection The central event in the history of mankind is the resurrection of Jesus. Without it, death is the victorious enemy of all mortals. Without it, death comes, and all our dreams, aspirations and future plans come to … Read More →

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Gary Kerr made a comment about this in the Sunday morning sermon, commenting that the majority is ALMOST always wrong, at least in the scriptures.

The book of Genesis records the history of a man named Noah, a righteous man who God instructed to build an ark because of a coming flood [no record of rain at this time]. Noah began building the ark and preaching repentance for more than 100 years. Noah and his family entered the ark as God instructed, saving themselves only because the majority would not repent and serve God. The majority was wrong and were destroyed…

The emergence of a viral epidemic in China quickly developed into the threat of a worldwide pandemic and prompted numerous warnings and appeals for extraordinary precautions in a concerted effort to slow or stop the spread of the pernicious virus. Certainly,…

ARE YOU INTOLERANT? I have been thinking about this issue quite a bit lately. I have been reflecting on the subtle, but substantial, redefining of the word in recent years. Have you noticed it, too? Today, we are told that we must be tolerant of all beliefs and behaviors.…