Philemon – Redemption and Reconciliation

Many bible scholars believe that this epistle was written at Rome during Paul’s first imprisonment, nearly four years after his arrest at Jerusalem (Ac 21:33), during all of which time he had been in bonds, but permitted to preach. See Ac 28:31. Philemon was one...

Ephesians 6:10-24

We conclude our study of Ephesians with an exhortation regarding the reality of spiritual warfare and the need to put on the whole armor of God. The Christian life is anything but passive. We see analogies of it being likened to a race, a wrestling match and a fight...

Old Photos, Y2K, and the church

1 Peter 1.24,25 For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.I was...

Ephesians 5: 21-33

Marriage in today’s society and even in the church is in deep trouble. If there were a National Geographic Special on the topic of marriage, it could possible be called, “The Biblical view of Marriage: an Endangered species.” Liberal theologians are seeking to...

Father's Day 2014

A real man is not a self-centered or self-absorbed. A real man is a godly man, a man who is self-sacrificing and others centered. He will be a man of prayer and the word of God. This man will serve his family with Christ-like love and joyful obedience as an example of...