“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you – unless, of course, you fail the test?” (2 Corinthians 13:5) Have you ever heard of a nominal Christian? Local churches are full of them. A nominal Christian is defined by the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism as “a person who has not responded in repentance and faith to Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and Lord.” They may claim to be Christian, even be faithful […]

“According to your faith let it be to you.” (Matthew 9:29) Microsoft will roll out its new operating system the end of this month – Windows 10. It’s a free download for one year after which you’ll have to pay for it. You’ll then have several days to activate the operating system. Activation is Microsoft’s way of forcing you to register your product. When you register it, Microsoft takes an image of your system, which prevents you from installing it on another computer. In other words, you can […]

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” (2 Corinthians 3:17) It’s a sad commentary, but the fact is we have been taught that there is a time and a place for everything. In fact, Christians have confused submission with apathy for so long, many of us won’t even talk about Jesus until Christmas. Dr. William James – who is often referred to as the Father of Modern Psychology – once said, “There is nothing so absurd but if […]

“Thou shalt not kill.” (Exodus 20:13) Charleston, as well as the rest of our country, was stunned last week when a young man walked into a weekly “Prayer Meeting” being held at the Emanuel AME Church. He sat with them for almost an hour after graciously being welcomed by the pastor and those in attendance. He then proceeded to pull out a gun and murder nine church members. National television media descended on Charleston like vultures, leaving all of us to wonder how such a heinous crime could […]