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Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” It seems today that “drama” and “issues” are so common. We live in a day where many people have problems with one another. I often recall Gandhi’s quote “I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians.…

One of my favorite things about studying the Bible is when one piece of Scripture is quoted in another place in the Bible. This means that one Biblical author knows, believes, interprets, and applies one Bible passage to another part of life. And therefore, we have one “idea” in God’s Word being used in multiple…

The past two Sunday mornings I have preached on “The Reality of Hell.” You can listen to part one here and you can listen to part two here. The passage for both sermons is Luke 16:19-31. It is Jesus’s story on the rich man and Lazarus. Here are a few highlights: The Great Desire of…

Being the father of three little boys brings much responsibility. Now that my wife is expecting our 4th child (this one’s a girl!), I have been thinking more and more about what I really should be doing. As a dad, there are so many doubts, desires, wants and worries for your children. On  a daily…

This past weekend our church had a Men’s Retreat.  The church website post is here with a few pictures. There were 22 different men who went on this overnight camping trip out on a 163-acre farm at Green River. The youngest guy who went was 14 years old and the oldest was 83 years old.…

A few weeks ago I had the great opportunity to be the guest preacher at the Whitefield Academy (High School) Senior Retreat. The Retreat was for three days and was held at the Country Lake Christian Retreat Center in Indiana. I could not have been more impressed and encouraged by the caliber of students that…

Notice some of these great verses in God’s Word about the “fool:” Oh, that we would desire to walk in the wisdom of God! “the mouth of a fool brings ruin near.” –Proverbs 10:14 “whoever utters slander is a fool.” -Proverbs 10:18 “the way of a fool is right in his own eyes.” -Proverbs 12:15 “a…

I recently finished reading Daniel Akin’s new book 10 Who Changed the World. This book is one of the better books that I have read in a while. It stirred my heart to love and live for our Great God & Savior Jesus Christ with more zeal. Akin’s book is made up of 10 short…

J.C. Ryle on the cost of following Christ: “It costs something to be a true Christian. Let that never be forgotten. To be a mere nominal Christian, and go to church, is cheap and easy work. But to hear Christ’s voice, and follow Christ, and believe in Christ, and confess Christ, requires much self-denial. It…

Last night at our church we had an ordination service for Peter Witkowski. It was such a blessing in so many ways. The service was full of singing and prayer and also 2 short sermons. I preached the charge to the candidate for ministry (Peter). I preached on being “upright” from Titus 1:8, the qualification…