“Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.” (Ecclesiastes 5:5) There are many of us who believe that the Bible has very little to say about money, except for the issue of tithing. Actually, the Bible has more to say about money than it has to say about faith and prayer combined. Over 2,000 verses in the Bible deal with money while only 1,000 verses deal with the issues of prayer and faith. Did you know that more than half […]

“And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love, with him I am well pleased. ” (Matthew 3:17) I have a twelve-year-old son who loves baseball more than he loves to eat. To me, he’s one of the finest baseball players for his age that I’ve ever seen. But then again, no parent can be objective when it comes to talking about his own child. You know what I mean? This summer, Mark made the all-star team and we had the opportunity to travel […]

“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25) When I was in my early twenties, my then wife and I would routinely travel to Charlotte to spend the weekend with her sister. She was married to a doctor who saw no earthly reason why he should go to church on Sunday morning. He could get all the church he needed from his living room […]

“And many false prophets will arise, and will mislead many.” (Matthew 24:11) The NIV Translation of the New Testament has seven verses about false prophets. Interestingly, the Lord spoke five of those verses. In fact, the Bible’s strongest warning about them came from the Lord Himself, who said, “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.” (Matthew 7:15) Jesus called them false prophets, but today we refer them as cult leaders. He tells us to “Watch out”. In […]