Teachings

Much of how we live our day to day lives depends on our priorities. What is most important to us? Where do we pour our time and energy? What comes first, second, third?  A quick online search will...

On a recent trip to England I took my group of high school students to Grasmere, in the Lakes District. Their reactions included comments like, “I want to stay here!” and “Do we have to leave?” They...

Many of us can’t own white shirts. As soon as we put them on, we're bound to get some sort of stain on them. Whether it be through carelessness or just making honest mistakes, some of us almost...

“What must I do to be saved?” (Acts 16:30). This question, asked by the first century jailer in Philippi but echoed by every human heart, has been answered in many conflicting ways throughout...

Have you ever gotten lost? It’s no fun. Nobody starts their day thinking, “You know what would be nice? Getting lost.” No, most of us take a GPS along for the ride and follow its lead very closely....

Have you ever not known the answer to a question? Or have you ever been baffled by a situation and seen no solution in sight? Most of us (if we're willing to admit it!) would answer these questions...

Frantic. Overwhelmed. Suffering from any number of stress-related ailments, we rush through our days. Then Sunday comes, and we stop for fifty minutes to sit on a hard pew and hear that Jesus offers...

Joel prophesied that the Holy Spirit would be poured out on “all mankind” (Joel 2:28-29), and Jesus told His disciples that God the Father would not withhold the Holy Spirit from anyone asking for Him (Luke 11:14). So how do you participate?

When God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, He also commanded that the Israelites keep three yearly festivals in His honor (Exodus 23:14). These “feasts” were times for the people of...

The ordinances of God are sweeter than honey and more to be desired than gold, David writes in Psalm 19. One of the sweetest ordinances God gave is the fourth commandment: “Remember the Sabbath day...

It can be easy to think salvation is about a happy future—eternal life in heaven instead of hell. Jesus’ sacrifice does give us a sure hope of glory, but there’s much more to it than that. Salvation...