Being a father is never easy. It is much more than simply getting up, going to work, and bringing home a paycheck to make sure that you keep a roof over your head and food on the table. Being a father also means living with integrity; being a man of open honor and honesty. Some of the greatest lessons I learned from my father came not from what he said, but what he did. Our children watch our every step to see how we live our lives and whether or not our walk matches our talk. The legacy we leave is seen in how they eventually walk themselves.
Challenge Youth Conference is an annual gathering of a large number of young people and their chaperones from the churches of Christ. This year's theme was "Purity." Stressed at this…
There is an interesting word in our English language which we use to describe so much in our lives. It is an adverb and it means that which has "not…
Can you ever imagine saying to God, " I don't have time for you right now?" This is basically what Felix did when he said to Paul, "Go away for…
God's desire for us is that we be conformed to His life. "Therefore, I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling…
To be able to live our lives "with a perfectly good conscience before God" until the day of our death or the Lord's coming is a most worthy goal. Our…
Where do your priorities lie? Is your focus upon taking those things the world considers important, or upon seeking first God's Kingdom? If you seek Him first, you will be…
Early one morning, during World World II, an American serviceman was making his way back to the barracks in London. He saw a little boy with his nose pressed to…
It all comes down to who you are living for. When you indulge in that choice of your's, you are living for yourself. But I don't want you living for…
In J.R.R. Tolkien's works the Hobbit and the The Lord of the Rings trilogy, there is a fictional character known as Gollum who refers to a certain ring as "my…
The message of Zephanniah is a simple one: Judgment is coming, but blessings will follow for those who heed the warning to repent. It was a message that would later…