Are you a good person? Are you a Christian? Do you worship regularly? Do you pray before meals, read your Bible, and for the most part, are you an unselfish person? If so, that is great. God is looking for people just like you for His eternal city. Heaven is going to be full of good people. It is too bad, though, really. I mean that you are good and all – because your goodness may be your biggest spiritual problem. I bet you are one of those people who even give a little more to people who regularly serve you at Christmas-time, like maybe a mini-bonus. And you are…

It happened recently.  Because our son-in-law and I are both preachers, my wife and I don’t get to worship with him, our daughter, and their children very often. On this particular Sunday, we did. That made it a very special day for us. However, it was not the only reason it was a very special day. It was not even the primary reason it was a very special day. It happened again a week after that.  .  Our son was beginning his new work with the 9th Avenue church of Christ in Haleyville, AL. He had been there before and had served as the associate/youth minister there. After preaching at the Lebanon Road church…

One week ago, I published a post that I thought would be read a handful of times and forgotten. Most of the time, between hits on our site, email subscribers, and rss, our posts are read a little more than 1000 times in the few days after publication. While not a huge number, we are thankful for every person who takes a few moments to consider what we share. Then, last Thursday happened. The post I thought would just be another “regular” post went crazy. As I write this, it has been viewed well over 50,000 times and continues to garner share after share on social media. Of course, the…

I do not celebrate Christmas as a religious holiday. Some may ask why, and some may even be offended that I do not. They may want to know why a preacher who loves the Lord and who is responsible for preaching the truth about Jesus and the gospel every week would not celebrate the birth of Jesus with the rest of the world on December 25th. While we could spend some time in history examining how Jesus’ birthday was not celebrated until the fourth century, or about how the pagan sun gods were already being worshiped on December 25th (hence the assigned date), let’s refrain from a lengthy discussion. Any…

[NOTE: Recently, a video has been making the rounds introducing Lauren King as the new Preaching Intern for the 4th Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, Tennessee. If you have not seen the video, it is embedded below this paragraph. Then, what follows, is an open letter to the congregation, sharing my heart about this matter.] To the members of the 4th Avenue Church of Christ: The next step has been taken, and it is safe to say that you made a big step. In fact, it is described as “a movement” that “is coming.” And, while I agree this is a movement that will take hold in many places,…