Spring sure seems to be taking its sweet time in arriving this year. We are entering May, yet temperatures are still hovering in the...

April showers bring May flowers, right? Truthfully, I have a hard time seeing past the mud. Don’t get me wrong; there are definitely...

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to lose weight. Mine is to gain weight. I encourage you to resolve the same thing. In...

The Christmas season is in full swing, and you are probably feeling too busy even to read this. So am I. Maybe that should tell us...

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. Philippians 1:3 As we turn the corner into November, we are running headlong into the...

It is important to know what we believe, but it is just as important to know why. In the dark days of church history during the Middle...

The New Testament goes to great lengths to call sinners to Christ, but it does not stop there. The Christian life involves more than...

Because I’m late in providing this note, Independence Day is now behind us, but its purpose remains: to celebrate the birth of our...

It is impossible to belong to Christ and simultaneously celebrate sin. It is true that saints continue to struggle with sin in this...

What about Saturday? Imagine what it would have been like to be one of those first followers of Jesus when it all fell apart. After three...

Oh, boy…2021 is off to quite a start! Many of us hoped for a smoother ride in the shiny new year, but the changing of the calendar did...

Christmastime is a season of togetherness. There is an almost instinctual pull to gather with family and friends this time of year. Turn...

November in America naturally brings thoughts of feasts, turkeys, pies, football, pilgrims, and—hopefully—thankfulness. Thanksgiving is...

As the general election in November looms ever larger, it is fitting to ask ourselves some election-related questions. Does God care how...

Several people have commented recently about feeling disconnected during this very unusual time, when gatherings, in general, are on hold...

When is it right to disobey civil authorities? The Church has wrestled with this question since its very inception. In fact the...

It is nearly May as I write this, and I am beyond ready for the chaos of COVID-19 to be over. It is quite likely you are, too. Michigan...

As I write, we are right smack in the heart of a national and global emergency. It is difficult in this cultural moment to have any...

The old adage declares that March “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” referring to the weather transition from winter to...