Please turn with me in your Bibles to 2 Timothy 4:6-22. These are Paul’s last written words to Timothy, a man that Paul viewed as a son in the Lord. In this passage, we find Paul in a di more

Isaiah 7:14 reads: “The Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” This statement is made to Ahaz, king of Judah in the midst of a national crisis (nations were gathering to invade Judah). Isaiah is sent by the Lord to tell Ahaz not to look to foreign powers for help, but to trust the promise of the Lord. more

No one will ever accuse President Donald Trump of being overly careful in his exercise of his pardon power. more

If America were a company and not a country, we would have long ago dissolved the corporation, split the blanket, and gone our separate ways.  more

The story of Christmas, as recorded in Luke 2:1-20: more

In one of the most famous editorials ever written, “Is There a Santa Claus?,” a little girl from New York was given the definitive answer to the question. more

Please turn with me in your Bibles to 2 Timothy 4:5-8. In this great passage, Paul is continuing his final words of exhortation to his son in the Lord, Timothy. And in his words to Timothy, Paul shows us four things in particular in this passage. First, in verse more

When you think of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Biblical passages brought to mind may not include Isaiah chapter 11, but the first 9 verses are a glorious summary of the person and work of the Lord Jesus. more

If there’s one thing that the Hunter Biden laptop episode has proven, it is that former directors of the Central Intelligence Agency aren’t as adept at evaluating evidence as advertised. more

2020 will surely qualify as an “annus horribilis” in the history of the Republic. more

Please turn with me in your Bibles to 2 Timothy 4:1-4. In chapter 3, Paul was primarily focused on exhorting Timothy and the Ephesians and you and me to live by the Word of God more

As we near our annual celebration of the birth of Christ, we should reflect on how full the prophets in the Old Testament are of predicting the glory of Christ and his church. Isaiah is rich with themes of the majesty and mercy of the Lord to be revealed in the promised Christ who is to come. more

One of Joe Biden’s first priorities as president would be to risk stoking a new migrant crisis.  more

The Biden-Harris administration will confront “a pandemic, an economic crisis, calls for racial justice and climate change. The team being assembled will meet these challenges on Day One.” more

Please turn with me in your Bibles to 2 Timothy 3:16-17. In 2 Timothy 3:10-15, we learned from the Apostle Paul what it looks like to be a faithful disciple by living according to Scripture. Paul continues this same theme in verses 16-17. Specifically, more

The best estate our souls can be is in a right relationship with God. The Lord Jesus promised a new covenant in his blood to provide for us. It is a covenant of grace, Christ providing what is required by God for man to be accepted by God. It is also a covenant of mutuality, that is, as Christ makes himself ours, we also make ourselves his. more

We live in a time of heedless iconoclasm, and so one of the country’s oldest traditions is under assault.  more

If Israel, as is universally believed and has not been denied, was behind the assassination of Iran’s leading nuclear scientist, questions arise:  more

Please turn with me to 2 Timothy 3:10-15. This letter is Paul’s last words to Timothy. Yet, these words are not simply Paul’s words, these are God’s words to this faithful Christian and to us. more

In the midst of the Covid plague, with our lives so altered this year, and the remaining uncertainty, it may seem hollow to think of Thanksgiving. Nevertheless, the Christian calling is to give thanks to God in all circumstances, and to do so because of the substance of God’s very real blessings. 1st Thessalonians 5:18 reads, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”  more