

It's Back to School Time!
Summer has gone by fast — for some, maybe too fast. It’s back-to-school time for teachers and students — public, private, homeschool, college. It’s back to reality, where it’s time to rearrange sleeping schedules and adopt a more structured daily routine. But as we make the effort to ensure our back-to-school checklist is complete, let us also examine what God expects of students — and for that matter, all of us — by considering I Tim. 4:12, which says, “Let no one despise yo


Jesus: Greater Than Jonah
Over the last few Sunday evenings, we’ve walked through the book of Jonah chapter by chapter. It’s a story everyone has heard of, but can we believe it, or is it a fairytale? The scriptures — both the Old and New Testament — reveal to us that Jonah was, in fact, a real, historical figure. He was an actual man who was a prophet of God. But if we do not believe the story of Jonah, then we cannot believe anything else in the scriptures (II Tim. 3:16). In the book of Jonah, we se


God Has a Positive Answer
We say, “It’s impossible.” God says, “All things are possible” (Luke 18:27). Here’s what’s impossible: Without obedience, it’s impossible to please God. Without dedication, it’s impossible to serve God faithfully. Without the shedding of Jesus’ blood, it is impossible for us to enter into heaven. But because of God, all things are possible, including pleasing and obeying Him. We can do it. We say, “I’m too tired.” God says, “I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28-30). God can cur