Are You More Noble Than Those in Thessalonica?
In Acts 17:10-11, Paul and Silas left Thessalonica and arrived in Berea. They went into the Jewish synagogue and soon observed that the Berean Jews were more noble than the people in Thessalonica, because the Bereans searched the Scriptures daily to see if what Paul and Silas were teaching was true. What does it mean […]
Sheep
In current human terms, being called a sheep is considered derogatory. To be called a sheep is to be called someone who mindlessly follows or acts like someone else either to be part of a group, an ideology, or to be recognized. It is a term for someone who is a fool. The origin of […]
Choosing What’s Real in a Fake World
Have you thought about how much fake stuff exists now? You can eat fake food (processed junk and imitation meat), have fake sex (pornography), pursue fake relationships (online dating and AI chatbots), receive fake counsel (godless therapy), chase fake achievement (video games and online gambling), lean on fake support systems (niche online communities instead of […]
Calling You Back!
Paul declared, “Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness” (2 Thessalonians 2:11-12). On April 25, 2026, the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was disrupted. The President of the United […]
Religion Breeds Optimism
For the last several years, the economic impact of the pandemic and various political decisions have left Americans very discouraged about their prospects of getting ahead. Christians understand that they’re to set their minds on things above (Colossians 3:2); nevertheless, we have to live in economic realities too. Ryan Burge reports that religious people tend […]
Freddy and the Blessings We Forgot
Have you followed Freddy? Currently, the World Cup is happening across North America, and many of the matches are being played in American cities. A German named Freddy was fortunate enough to get a seat for the Houston game, where Portugal faced the Democratic Republic of Congo. The game itself was exciting, with the world-famous […]
pErfection
Photoshop is my friend. A few times a year I am required to send a group photo to be published either online or in print. I manage a large group of students, typically around 70, and whenever they succeed at whatever event they compete, a trophy comes home with us, and we take a large […]
Your Marriage Has a Third
It seems so innocent. A couple lying in bed, checking emails, scrolling Instagram or news articles, catching up on Duolingo or TikTok — and slowly disintegrating their marriage. But when their on their phone they don’t think they’re harming anyone, and certainly they’re not abandoning anyone. They’re just winding down, doing a little bit of […]
Fire Triangle
Today I was doing some work in my back yard. I had allowed a tree to grow on a fence post, and it was now starting to cause problems with the fence, so I took my chainsaw and removed the tree. What am I to do with the wood? I do not have much use […]
An Apology for Seeming Self-Commendation
Paul wrote, “Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?” (2 Corinthians 3:1). Paul addresses a delicate matter here. In the preceding verses he described the apostolic ministry in striking terms: “spreading the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ” (2:14), being […]