A Pilgrim's Progress

I Peter 2:4-10 tells us that everyone who is in Christ is also a priest: "As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in th...

Yesterday Alice (my wonderful wife) and I, along with a bunch of other family members, ate a scrumptious lunch at Puerto Rico Restaura...

On Thanksgiving day I plan to eat some delicious food. For your sake I hope you are, too. I admit up front that I will probably have litt...

I think we all agree that it is critical to understand the bible correctly. The original authors meant something when they wrote. It's...

C.S. Lewis, like John Kennedy, died fifty years ago today. I'm thankful to God for Lewis' writings; he is one of my favorite autho...

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated fifty years ago tomorrow. It was a defining day for many people of that generation. I, how...

Women are critical to the life of the church. Throughout much of church history women have been treated as second-class citizens. This...

There is not enough time to write about all the faithful women we meet in the New Testament. However, a few more come to mind that I...

" Why Churches Should Euthanize Small Groups " Well, that is certainly a title that will get people's attention. I encoura...

Uh-oh. Lest we think everything was perfect with all the women in the early church, we must remember Euodia and Syntyche. These two l...

Priscilla and Aquila are a Christian couple who are, appropriately, always mentioned together. They are friends of Paul who we meet in Act...

I love the books of Acts and Philippians. Therefore, Acts chapter 16 is one of my favorites in the entire bible. Near the beginning of t...

Phoebe is yet another faithful, female servant of Christ who we meet in the New Testament. I could spend a few paragraphs writing about...

Mary and Martha of Bethany are best known for this passage: "Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman ...

Much has been written about Mary Magdelene through the centuries. Much of it is rubbish. When we let scripture and not tradition drive...

(I apologize for the distracting nature of the above graphic, but I decided to use it simply because it spins.) Anna is a fascinating ...

Let's begin with the mother of our Lord. She was truly an amazing woman. Mary's obedience and service stand out from the first ...

Before I begin looking at specific women in the New Testament, I'd like to say a quick word about church gatherings. To put it blu...

From my earliest memories I can recall "going to church." As a kid, it was always the ladies who took care of me. They taught ...