Luke records these words in Acts 2:44, “And all who believed were together and had all things in common” (ESV). One of the characteristics of the early church was that they enjoined church purity. It was a church composed of those who “had all things in common,” in other words, they were all believers. ...

We all have a few people we can say had an incredible impact on our life, and on our faith in the Lord. If you were able to get nineteenth century preachers together such as Spurgeon, Darby, Hudson Taylor, and George Muller, and ask them to tell who influenced them the greatest, they would all point to the same man...

Now and then you read a book that you sense will help form your worldview and chart a course forward in ministry. This is one of those books for me. I came across this book almost by happenstance...

One of the mysteries of the Scriptures is the visitors that came to the manger. The Bible tells us in Luke 2 that near to the birth of Christ in Bethlehem, there were shepherds in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. We have no information regarding their understanding or even their knowledge of a coming Messiah. That they were close to Bethlehem, which lie...

Going back to school was always a love-hate relationship for me. As a kid, summers were the best thing ever and going back to school meant that summer was coming to an end. Freedom was over. No more biking through the streets or playing road hockey all day. And with the start of school, came the dreaded first day of school picture. However as a teen, the relationship beca...

Two of the greatest joys of my life have been having a Dad and being a Dad. There is little more gratifying than to be able to enjoy close loving relationships right in our own homes. There is such joy in providing for, caring for, and loving those whom the Lord gave us to guide and direct. ...

As far as Kitchens go, Mom’s kitchen was ugly. It was my fault though. As a 7 year old boy I scrimped and saved Kraft Dinner box lids to trade in for a mail-order gift to give Mom for Mother’s Day: three beautiful art prints for Mom to hang on the wall. Would she ever be excited! I secretly collected my hoard, sent them in to Kraft, and the big day came....

I always wondered as a kid why the retail manger scenes included the wise men at the nativity event. Scripture is clear that after the birth of Christ the wise men saw the star, and when they came to see the ‘young child’ at the house, Jesus was likely around two years old...

I hope I am not the only one, but I remember as a kid playing the game M.A.S.H. This game of random chance would lay your life out for you; who you would marry, what job you would have, how many kids, what kind of house, and the list went on and on. There was mystery involved, you did not know what the outcome would be, until it played out before you. It was intriguing bec...

It is an amazing truth that God has revealed Himself to creation. To deny His special revelation to us is to undermine everything we know to be true. For the church, God has given us His Word, complete and inerrant. The Bible has stood the test of time, enduring much criticism and attack....