He Didn’t Go Home Again
Were you a prophet, would you be able to return home again? In your situation and wherever home is, would you want to return there? What would it take to be able to do so?
Back to Bethel
What is your Bethel? Where is the place to which you return when God is calling you to repent and recalibrate your relationship with Him?
What Every Father Needs to Hear
The Bible is very practical and plain, sometimes disturbingly so. As in the case of the historical account of King David and his son Absalom. David was a great man, but he was guilty of great sin, which infected his home.
What is the Unforgivable Sin?
When I served as pastor of a church in North Alabama during the early 1980s, there was an usher in our church named John. He was a sweet man who was always present in his regular spot to greet people and hand out bulletins, but John was a very troubled man. On several occasions, I met with him, and he began to weep as he told me that during World War II he had done something he thought was so evil that he was certain he had committed the unforgivable sin.
Footsteps in the Garden: Guilt and Grace
"Then the eyes of both were opened and they knew that they were naked" (Genesis 3:7a)
Let us look inside this human experience...this first experience with guilt and shame.
The Landmine of Pride
Many times, we begin our Christian walk well. Our focus is set on God, and our hearts are fully committed to Him. Then without warning, pride begins to rise up...
Immorality In The Church
We don't want to spend all our time judging others, so we pretend we don't see what we see. ... In fact, we tear down the signs that say, "Danger. Do not swim. Waters are polluted."
Making The Wrong Decisions
Ruth 1:1-5
Now it came about in the days when the judges governed, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem in Judah went to sojourn in the land of Moab with his wife and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi; and ...
Greed vs. Contentment: Seventh in a Series on 1 & 2 Timothy
1 Timothy 6:6-10
It is overwhelming because our covenant group study book titled Life Lessons with Max Lucado, in its final chapter on 1 Timothy, concentrates on 1 Timothy 6:6-19, dealing with the theme of "contentment." At the same time, in my efforts to be a faithful preacher, I cannot neglect the...