A Transparent Community
God exhorts us, saying, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). To “bear” a burden is to help a...
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Mar 12 min read
Be Thankful for Popcorn!
Often when I come to the church office to start my Thursday at Community Bible Church, there is evidence that something happened the...
Feb 251 min read
Light in the Darkness
It’s easy to be a doomer: “Nothing’s going right. The world is going to hell. It’s all just bad!” Not only is this position not Christian...
Feb 181 min read
Worldly or Godly Culture?
Culture has everything to do with the local church. Culture refers to “a public lifestyle that expresses a shared mindset and convictions...
Feb 111 min read
Pets Aren’t People
When Kathryn and I lived in Dallas, millennials talked about their “fur babies.” Excuse me—fur what?! I recently heard someone say in a...
Feb 41 min read
Alarmed, Apathetic, or Alert?
Remember the Y2K scare? Many thought that computers would stop working on December 31, 1999, unleashing widespread chaos. The world...
Jan 281 min read
A Multitude of Counselors
Many of the challenges confronting Christians are unprecedented in Christian history. Navigating these hurdles requires applying wisdom...
Jan 141 min read
The Issue behind the Issue
Because the devil sugar coats his lies, Christians need discernment. What is discernment? Hebrews 5:14 reads, “But solid food is for the...
Jan 71 min read
All of Us Are Biased
“The brain does not think the way we think it thinks” was the opening statement of a seminar speaker at a conference that I recently...
Dec 24, 20232 min read
It’s a Small World
I recently had a conversation with Steve about my new position here as associate pastor. Steve has a close friend who used to pastor in...
Dec 17, 20232 min read
God is Eternal
We read in Scripture that God is eternal. Many passages teach this. For example, Psalm 90:2 says, “Before the mountains were brought...
Dec 10, 20231 min read
Living in the Presence of God
The Bible gives us great promises about the blessing of God’s presence. Perhaps the best passage is Palm 16:11, where David states, “In...
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