Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it. Isa. 30:21 Many believers will admit that if God would speak to them in the manner this verse portrays, they will always walk in the will of the Lord. For many years up to […]

Human life and only human life is created in the image of God Text: 1 Peter, Exodus 22:21, Galatians 3:28, Genesis 1:26-27, Jeremiah 1:5, Leviticus 19:33, Malachi 3:5, Philippians 2:3-4, Philippians 3:20, Philippians 3:30, Psalms 139, Psalms 139:13, Revelation 7:9 This is us: Cherishing Human Life. 1. Human life and only human life is created in the image of God. Genesis […]

Louis Markos is the beloved and brilliant Professor of English at Houston Baptist University. He is a prolific author, leading expert on C.S. Lewis, and has a keen interest in ancient Greece and Rome. All of these and more come with a love for equipping believers to know why they believe what they believe. I have interviewed Lou before. That […]

Text: Exodus 17:4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me.” Exodus 17:4 I hate criticism. Don’t you? Is there anything that pierces deeper than a harsh, judgmental word? Periodically I have to stop and readjust my whole outlook. I find there are times when I […]

If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you’re a parent, a grandparent, an uncle, an aunt, a caregiver in these wild and crazy times. And you need a little (or maybe a lot of) extra help. Raising and pouring love into a child is an amazing calling. But let’s be honest: it’s also incredibly difficult. Caring for children stretches our […]

ANAHEIM, California (AP) — Bart Barber is a staunch Southern Baptist conservative who would welcome bans on abortion, opposes critical race theory and believes only men should serve as pastors. Yet Barber, elected Tuesday as the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, says he has a track record of dialogue with those who disagree on those and other issues. […]

The Illuminating Doctrine of Eternal Generation I’ll never forget the first time I traveled back to the States after moving to the U.K. Most of the year, London is covered in a blanket of gray gloom, extinguishing incandescence wherever it can be found. But one year I was invited to speak at a conference in Texas. When my plane finally […]

Many Christians find it a fearful thing to share Christ with the lost, so how can Christians overcome their fear in sharing the gospel? Fear of Man Many Christians find it a fearful thing to share Christ with the lost, so how can Christians overcome their fear in sharing the gospel? To begin with, we’re not the only ones to […]

Download Envisioning the Next Methodism in Africa Website: https://www.umnews.org/ Take Away Three African bishops said they will wait and see what General Conference does before deciding whether to join the new Global Methodist Church. Participants at the Africa Initiative gathering demanded more clarity about the structure of the Global Methodist Church. After the gathering, another advocacy group, the Africa Voice […]

Text: Matthew 28:2, Matthew 28:20, Matthew 7:11 When serving as the youth pastor of Destiny Church and sitting at my office desk, I received a phone call from my mother. She called with sad news! My grandmother’s health had declined significantly and she was near death. She’d been suffering with Alzheimer’s for over seven years up until this point. Immediately, […]