This week, we celebrate one of the greatest Christian holidays in our culture. Thanksgiving comes to us through hardship and suffering. The irony in our generation is that a colossal ungratefulness exists.

How do you decide where to live? Many in our church have to choose the answers to this question every 3 years or so. This question becomes even more important when children are factored into the scenario. A recent article by The Washington Post was published. They ranked every county in the US as the best place to raise children. The results? Shocking.

We live in a culture that praises moral relativism. Are you stuck in a ditch, self-deceived by relativistic criteria, or is your life matched to the Word of God?

Where does the line stop for Christians to cooperate and be co-belligerents with people of different religions?

We have more technology, knowledge, and people than centuries ago, but we are more cowardly, passive, and lazy. We read stories of old and laud the men for their courage because we lack it.

In the face of unimaginable pain, she showed what the world cannot comprehend. At her husband Charlie’s memorial, she looked into the camera and addressed his killer, saying, “I forgive you.”

One of the most misunderstood biblical concepts in our day is forgiveness. Like taking hold of water, people cup it with their hands only to see it slip out between their fingers.

When Christians step up and want laws that stem from the Bible, things begin to change for the better. When we demand that murder, rape, and kidnapping be punished with the death penalty, then we start to draw nearer to righteousness. Yes, Christians must forgive, but we mustn’t mix categories.

There is much to be concerned about in Europe. This once thriving land full of churches (though not always spot on theologically) has now turned into a Christian wasteland. However, the Gospel brings new life.

The deflection sounds pietistic, but really, it’s anemic. In other words, what you believe is good for you. What I think is good for me. So, we don’t need to engage in debate. This sentiment reeks with the stench of radical individualism.

One of the most significant signs of individualism in the church shines brightly through the music.

The fruit of Christianity from the roots of America still lingers. The nation continues to reap the benefits of the Christian founding and the years of Christian influence.

The focus on the emotional and experiential aspects of worship, rather than the depth of the content - this is what I call Spiritual Sensationalism and it outranks spiritual maturity.

In light of our passage in 2 Corinthians 11:12–21, and its specific demonstration that false teachers find their source in Satan, meditate on this rendering of Genesis 3 (and other verses) as applied to our present-day church. Repent where repentance needs to occur, and take up hope where despair sets in. The church belongs to Christ. He will build it.

Though the false witness of the court led Jesus to the condemnation of the cross, it was ultimately our false witness that led Him to Calvary’s hill. He died and bled for every believer’s lie; the white lies, the black lies, the small lies, the large lies all were paid for by Christ.

News broke last Easter Monday that Pope Francis died at the age of 88. What should the Christian’s response be towards this event?

A poem for Holy Week by Christopher Hendrix.

We aren’t given the Spirit to run from the strongholds but to confront them with truth and destroy them. Whether it’s our sin, dealing with conflict, or opportunities for evangelism, the Gospel is the power of God to transform lives.

The true Christian Gospel reflects a benevolent God but cannot be manipulated.

Paul called for giving to help in a disastrous situation, not for a welfare program. We don’t seek to create a system of constant dependency. One might ask, why not?