Posts from 2026

To be born again or not to be born again, that is the question! To determine its answer, let us take a few moments to study the meaning of the term “born again.” The best starting place for our study is found in John 3 where the inspired writer records the event of Nicodemus coming to Jesus by night. Let’s examine the text: “There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came…

1. Showing kindness to an aged person. Lev. 19:32, “Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.” Job 12:12, “With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.” Prov 23:22, “Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.” 2. Destroying a letter written in anger. Eph 4:26, 31‑32, “Be ye angry, and sin not:…

What is worship? Sounds like a simple enough question, doesn’t it? In this day and time, however, it is not so simple. Worship is defined by Webster as, 1) “reverent honor and homage;” 2) “adoring reverence or regard;” 3) “to attend services of divine worship.” Our English word “worship” originally came from the Anglo-Saxon weorthscipe, from weorth, (worthy, honorable), and scipe (ship), developing later into worship (attributing worth to a thing or person). Of course, there is no one else…

For 13 or 14 years I attended Sardis Lake Christian Camp in Mississippi as both a camper and a counselor. I remember the Paschall family from very early on in my time there. Matt was still a camper there when we moved to Texas and after making a trip back to SLCC in 2010 (we may have returned in 2011, I can’t remember). I was finally able to return to SLCC in 2024 as a counselor. Outside of a few…

A man came out of his house on his way to worship services one Sunday morning. At the same time his neighbor came out of his house, fishing pole in hand. The neighbor said, “Jim, why don’t you go fishing with me today. The fishing report from my buddies at work is that the bass are tearing it up over at the lake back around Buzzard Slew.” Jim, with an expression of disgust on his face, replied, “This is the…

The man Jonah is a mystery. First alluded to in 2 Kings 14:25[i], all that is recorded of him there is that he prophesied concerning the restoration of the “territory of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah”; he was the son of Amittai and was from Gath Hepher. Nothing else is recorded of him until we get to the book which bears his name. That he was a real, historical person, there can be…

A new year has begun and many have made resolutions. Each person has another opportunity to do things he failed to do in the past year or to quit things he was doing. Each person begins with a “clean slate” so to speak regarding the new year. As Christians we have the opportunity to do things for Christ in this year that we failed to do last year. It could be that we passed up opportunities to teach others about…