“Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed.” –James 5:16 Confession among evangelicals is a biblical practice rarely emphasized and hardly understood. For most, including myself growing up, it was a “Catholic” practice involving a priest as mediator between man and God who granted absolution [...]

Commitment stifles freedom. The predominant contemporary view of relationships, namely that of marriage, exalts individual freedom over commitment. Being devoted to another when feelings of love do not exist is perceived as coercive. It would be cruel to stay with a person whom you don’t find satisfaction and contentment. Most would agree that leaving a [...]

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” –Proverbs 22:6 For Christian parents, this well-known verse can be both a source of comfort and frustration. Moms and dads hope that their kids love and serve God with their whole heart, and it [...]

The following is an excerpt from Dr. Roger Duke’s book, in which he co-authored with Phil Newton, entitled Venturing All for God: Piety in the Writings of John Bunyan.  Venturing All for God is published by Reformation Heritage Books. ————————————– A Great Sinner’s Encouragement to Come to Christ[1] [2] But I say, what is this to [...]

Tonight I had a few of our student ministry leaders over to celebrate what God has done with and through them in our student ministry this semester.  Some of them lead small groups.  Others are leaders at our Wednesday night service.  All of them lead in separate ways depending upon their schedules and passions, but [...]