The Evangelical church has not always done a good job of developing preachers. Don’t misunderstand me. There are several really good seminaries that are training men to preach the Word accurately and passionately. But what about the average lay-elder in the church? These are men who are required to be able to preach by the scriptural qualifications for …
Ruth chapter 2 highlights the provision of God for His people. Even amid Naomi’s despair and bitterness, God is at work. He never forgets His people, and He never abandons His children. Life has not gone the way Naomi thought it would. Food was scarce, so her family moved to Moab. She watched as her …
This past Sunday I had the joy of preaching at Upper Crossroads Baptist Church in Baldwin, Maryland. I started a series through the book of Ruth as a means of encouraging this local body of believers. As they are searching for their next pastor, there is a need to remember that God is still in …
We are created beings, fallen, broken, and extraordinarily finite in our understanding of the future. This leads us to change frequently. Sometimes that is a good thing. The person in the grip of alcoholism may find freedom, the parents who are perpetually late may take steps to be on time for their commitments. Sometimes change …
One of the most humbling aspects of God is that He is completely “other” than we are. To put this in other terms, we have no innate capacity to approach God. What we know about God must be learned through revelation. If God does not show Himself to us, we will not come to know …
