History tells us that ever since Jesus went heavenward, believers in every generation were sure that He would return in their lifetime. And I’ve heard people refer to Matthew 24 OVER AND OVER again, pointing to events they see in the news and claiming that Scripture is
Read more →This question comes up fairly frequently these days as high-profile pastors and Christian leaders come out on opposite sides of the issue. Let me begin with the first part of the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16: “For God so loved the world . .
Read more →Before sharing my answer to this question, let me share with you some personal background. I started studying television and film through a community college course as a high school senior. I graduated college with a degree in broadcasting. Christian TV or film wasn’t an option at
Read more →Last week, I was blessed to lead a team of 14 from New Covenant Fellowship Church in Graham, NC, to the Maytown Center in Langley, Kentucky. Maytown, part of the Meridzo family of ministries scattered across eastern Kentucky, functions as a ministry base, a community center, and
Read more →When a local church asked if we’d put together a mission trip to Kenya, I knew it would be a different kind of mission experience, mainly because it wouldn’t involve our food packets. Our mission was to glorify the name of Jesus by teaching in the small
Read more →Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written. John 21:25 While this is ultimately a devotional about Easter, we wanted to be
Read more →“This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11b Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to
Read more →On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. . . . Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 8:1, 4 Stephen was martyred. This apparently set
Read more →While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell on his knees and cried out, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” Acts 7:59–60a As the early church grew post-Pentecost, there became a need for trusted men to oversee the
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