What a Man Says

God is alive, and He speaks to us. The relationship with Him that He has called us to is a relationship that is to be real and active. So, what does that relationship look like?

It is easy to look at the number of humans that were involved and the timespan over which the Bible was written and wonder how it is possible that the entire Bible could be the Word of God.

Division and isolation are two of the tools that the enemy has used against the body of Christ and, unfortunately, the results have been significant. There is so much disagreement and disunity ....

One of the things that the world wants us to believe is that people are essentially good at heart but just make mistakes and get blinded by their desires. The reality is that people are not good at heart.

Our world is in the process of turning into an instant gratification society. The pastor of our church recently remarked about how the average attention span of people, particularly those who ....

This past weekend my wife and I needed to move some things. We had a piano in our home that belonged to my mother, and we needed to move it back to her. And my brother also wanted ....

I was involved in a meeting this morning and one of the questions that came up was talking about how can we as Christians prepare ourselves to live out our Christian faith in our day to day lives?

I have heard many people say that one of the hardest things that a human being must learn is patience. Being patient can often be the most difficult thing that we are called to do.

A lesson that each Christian must learn is that the true battle that we are engaged in, “the fight” that the Bible talks about taking place, is not one that we can see. When we think about warfare ....

The scripture that is referenced for today’s article is a depiction of a moment in time in the life of Saul, or as we most of us know him now, Paul. Prior to this point Saul was a persecutor of Christians.

The salvation that is offered through the blood of Christ is free for all mankind and it covers every sin. There is nothing that we can do to earn it and there is nothing that we can do that it cannot wash away.

There have been many times in my life when something new has started. Maybe I started a new job, took on a new responsibility, or began a new hobby. When we first begin things ....

As we live in this world and do the work of the Lord, there is something that we can be certain of—we will face opposition. Many times, this opposition will come in the form of discouragement.

I recently had the blessing of being invited to speak at a local men’s breakfast. Leading up to it I had no idea what I was going to speak about, but the night before the breakfast I woke up ....

Have you even thought about what those who have believed in Jesus as their Lord and Savior have been saved from? I think that for many people, we tend to think about the things that ....

I have always been the type of person who does not want to feel as though I cannot do something. I never liked people to think that I needed anyone else, and I always tried to project the image that I could do ....

“Just do what the Lord’s is telling you to do.” That is a statement that is made by many Christians when they hear about their brothers and sisters facing decisions. The statement itself could not be truer.

“You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.” It appears this is a simple direction from the Lord. How is it that we can make such a simple and straightforward statement so complicated?

How many Christians know about this passage of scripture? I would venture to say that the majority of those who have spent time in the faith would be able to at least paraphrase it. However, if we were to review the number ....

My wife, Coria and I were blessed to be able to attend an appreciation luncheon for local pastors earlier this week. It was refreshing to be ministered to and prayed for. With the guidance of the Hoy Spirit, Coria and I work together ....

Human emotion can be very complex and what seems to be very simple on the surface, often turns out to be much deeper. As a man, I have often believed that once I understand the cause of an emotion and realized ....

The Lord can speak to us and work through us all the time. No matter where we are, or what we are doing, if we listen to His voice, we will find that He is talking. This same truth also exists when the brethren are gathered together.

We recently received an invitation to visit a nursing home and help in a church service. Our main role was to lead the residents in worship, and we knew that the songs that we would sing would be the older hymns.

When we have a desire to go deeper in the Lord, we will undoubtedly meet resistance. Circumstances in our life may begin to arise which try to prevent us from making progress. Conflicts seem to always arise that try to pull our ....

It was a little over a year ago that I was invited to speak at a church one Sunday. Leading up to that Sunday I felt the Lord placed a message in my heart which talked about the difference between facts and feelings, and emotions and truth.

As I think back and examine my life, I can see multiple times in which the Lord came to my rescue. There have been times in my life in which I wanted my life to end, and I was filled with hopelessness and grief. It felt like the enemy was all around ....

A topic that has always fascinated me is the early church. What must it have been like to be there in the days and weeks following the day of Pentecost? The people had received the gift of the Holy Spirit and they were living in perfect accord with ....

If we were to do an exhaustive study on what the Bible says the Church is, we would be unable to carry the book because it would be too heavy. For today, however, we are going to look at three major aspects of the church. These three, when truly ....

The pursuit of education and knowledge seem to be something that society is obsessed with. There are more people with college level education, particularly in developed countries, than at any time in history. With the advent of the internet, anyone with ....

For many Christians, when we think about the original disciples of Christ and the Apostles and the work and the persecution that they faced, it can seem as though they are almost superhuman. No matter what they faced they never stopped serving ....

Sometimes, one of the hardest things to watch is a loved one doing something that you know is wrong. You tell them the truth and yet, they continue moving in the same destructive path. You know the consequences that they will bring upon ....

When we are working towards something and things seem to not be going the way that we expected, what is the normal reaction of most people? I believe that if we are honest there would be a temptation to quit and cut the losses. For many people ....

As I have gotten older, I have gained life experience, and I am also blessed to know that I continue to grow closer to the Lord. One of things that I have begun to realize is that often the way the world views a particular topic is in direct contrast to the ....

In the past, I was the type of person who did not want to feel as though I couldn’t do something. I never liked people to think that I needed anyone else, and I always tried to project the image that I could do anything and handle any situation that ....

God is alive, and He speaks to us. The relationship with Him that He has called us to is a relationship that is to be real and active. So, what does that relationship look like? God has given the example in marriage.

There is no doubt that God has given us many things to do with our time here on earth. We are called to be a witness to those who do not yet know Christ as their savior. We are all in some way called to be an evangelist. But, the work does not stop ....

Most people spend huge amounts of money and time planning for their future, and the future of their families. They may spend money on life insurance, so that their family is taken care of if something happens to them. They may obtain education ....

At the majority of churches today, especially in the United States, the gospel is presented in a very beautiful way with a very beautiful message. We often hear statements preached about how when we come to know Christ, we will have joy and ....

I believe that when we think of the word metamorphosis one of the first examples that would come to mind is that of the caterpillar and the butterfly. Most of us remember this from our elementary school days when we learned about how the ....

This verse is one that could be very easy to simply read and then continue on without giving it a second thought. The Israelites sinned and they experienced the consequences of that sin. However, as we so often find, when we dig a little deeper

From the very beginning of the Bible, God began to show us who He is. Only 26 verses into Genesis, God gave us a very distinct comment about Himself. This comment clearly made the distinction that God reveals Himself to us in more than ....

The blunt truth is this, the amount of compromise that is in the church and in the lives of the believers is staggering. So many people would follow in the footsteps of the rich man who wanted to follow Jesus but was left saddened because Jesus told ....

What does life look like when a person believes in and follows the Lord? In this passage of Scripture, we can see that the Lord provides us with the answer. He tells us that a people who make God their Lord will be a happy people. I would venture to

When you talk to most people you will find that the topic of the past can be one that is heavy. Often times the thoughts of the past will bring along painful memories of difficult times. It may involve deep regrets for things that they have done that they ....

Many Christians have heard that God has a plan and a purpose for their lives, and that is absolutely true. God has a plan and a calling for every person. Sometimes it may seem like that plan is really big. In fact, it may even seem impossible ....

How do we handle the responsibilities of life? For many people, this is a daily challenge and a source of great stress. We each must be able to eat, and provide food for our loved ones. We all try to have a comfortable place to live and the ability ....

Pride. I believe that nearly all men will deal with pride at some point in their lives. For many men, we greatly desire to be respected, to be viewed as someone who can handle problems, to be thought of as someone who can take care of issues when ....

Throughout the Bible we see many examples of Godly women and in Acts chapter 16 we are introduced to one of them. One of the women who had gathered in the place of prayer was a woman named Lydia. There are several things that ....

There is one specific moment in my life in which I remember experiencing the presence of Christ for the first time. In that moment I knew that something in my heart and mind changed, and I became a new person ....

One truth that I believe we can all agree on is that every single possession that a person has, no matter how expensive, how well made, or how rare, will one day crumble and be no more. People build large and extravagant homes ....

We as Christians have most likely read a variety of scripture and heard different teachings about the joy of the Lord. We often hear how (through Christ) we can have joy that surpasses all ....

Last week my wife and I got back from a mission trip to Tokyo. We were there for seven days and got to experience a lot ....