Andy 
At two different times in His ministry Jesus issued a commission to His disciples. Early in His work He sent His disciples forth and told them, “Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of … Read more…
Like it, love it, or hate it social media has become a way of life in 21st century society. Current estimates report that over 500 million people use Twitter and well over 1 billion use Facebook. That’s not to count the many others that exist, many of which have users numbering into the millions. Some … Read more…
Granted, it’s not a popular topic anymore. It’s not something that we talk about. It’s not something we want others to know. Amazingly it has almost become a stigma in our society. But it is one thing that we need a greater emphasis on and a greater commitment to. Purity. We live in a culture … Read more…
My earliest memory is from when I was two years-old. We had gone on vacation to Washington D.C. and as best as I can remember we were walking around Arlington Cemetery one day. If you’ve ever been to Arlington Cemetery you know just how much walking is involved, but needless to say it was far … Read more…
Earlier this week I posted an article that had to do with the church serving as a community to its members. In addition to its primary purpose of serving and worshipping God churches, too, should encourage social activity among its members to solidify the relationship that we enjoy as Christians. However, everything mentioned above points … Read more…
God has never done anything arbitrarily. Everything He does has purpose, both temporary and eternal. I think that is no truer in any area than when it comes to the church, specifically how God intended for local Christians to join themselves together as local congregations. It has become very popular in recent years to magnify … Read more…
I don’t believe it is simplifying the matter to state that one of the reasons our world is in the state it’s in is because as a society we have lost sight of how to love God. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that we have completely forgotten the need to love God. … Read more…
The last several days for different reasons evangelism has been on my mind. I think much of it can be attributed to a statement I heard Richard Sutton make in a lesson recently. In speaking about the perspective each Christian should take with them into the world each day he said, “Christians live in a … Read more…
Last Tuesday instead of our normal bi-weekly article I took the opportunity to share several thoughts that were presented and archived on Twitter from Polishing the Pulpit (if you don’t know what that is read this). However, because of space and internet issues I was only able to post some material that had been presented … Read more…
Instead of our normal article this week I’m taking the opportunity today and at the end of the week to share some of my favorite quotes from Polishing the Pulpit with you. A lot of these are quotes (or paraphrases) I’ve collected and tweeted this week (you can following me by clicking the tab to … Read more…