The calendar brings us to Memorial Day, the most solemn of our national holidays.  Memorials—like all great things—were God’s idea first.  God commanded the use of memorials to the children of Israel, and woven throughout scripture are examples of memorials as celebration and worship.  Like everything that God commands, it ...

How to Get Along with Everyone By Joel B. Acts 15:1-2 Certain people came down from Judea to Antioch and were teaching the believers: “Unless you are circumcised, according to the custom taught by Moses, you cannot be saved.” This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with ...

When the Apostle Paul wrote on the ‘fruit of the Spirit’ in Galatians 5:22-23, I believe he listed them for one basic reason; which is, to remind us to stay connected to the source. It’s unlikely that Paul intended to give them out as goals or mandates because we are ...