Author: Robert

It’s the time of year that I remember that I usually got threatened with the thought that Santa Claus was watching. For a kid that didn’t get many toys through the year growing up, this was quite the deterrent for bad behavior for at least a couple of months out of the year. I wanted… Continue reading Who’s Watching You?

 There is a lot of noise in our lives. I’m talking about a lot of the things that we all hear each day. We have the news at our finger tips with smart phones. We are inundated with information that ranges from Taylor Swift dating Travis Kelce to the war in Ukraine. We have friends… Continue reading Stay Focused

“Outside my window, a new day I see, And only I can determine what kind it will be. It can be busy and sunny, laughing and gay Or boring and cold, unhappy and gray. My own state of mind is the determining key, For I am only the person I let myself be. I can… Continue reading We Are Blessed!

The practice of the Lord’s Supper has fallen on unfortunate times. To many Christians the Lord’s Supper is just a routine part of our worship that we quickly dispense before or after the sermon. To some in the religious world it is a part of worship that is only practiced monthly, quarterly, or annually. However;… Continue reading The Main Purpose for Gathering

The idea that a person “joins a church” is a common religious misunderstanding. One places membership at a congregation of the Lord’s church indicating that they are a part of that local body of Christ. In doing so they have placed themselves under that congregation’s eldership and are committed to serve in that congregation. Yet,… Continue reading Are You a Member of the Lord’s Church?

The church is the body of Christ, of which He is the head (Ephesians 1:21-23). The body of Christ is made up of all baptized believers in Jesus Christ from the day of Pentecost (Acts 2) until Christ’s return. The word “church” comes from the Greek word ekklesia which is defined as “an assembly” or… Continue reading Thoughts on What is RIGHT with the Church

Good news! That’s what the word “gospel” means. Jesus died for you and me. He took our place to pay the penalty for our sins so that He could offer us eternal salvation. The gospel contains facts to be believed. Paul, in explaining the gospel he had preached to the Corinthians “by which they were… Continue reading The Gospel Is Good News!

BY THOSE WHO SAW HIM: BY JESUS HIMSELF: All of these confessions were verified by His life, His death, and His resurrection (Rom 1:4). H.G. Wells said, “I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher from Nazareth is irrevocably the very center of… Continue reading Jesus Confessed and Professed

In the cold waters that surround Greenland floats hundreds of icebergs of every shape and size. That is not surprising considering its geographical location. But what is interesting is that some of the icebergs float in one direction while the rest float in another.Why so? Because of the size of the iceberg. The smaller ones… Continue reading How’s Your Faith?

Some people see the Bible as a great work of literature; some consider it a historical chronicle of the Jews and early Christians, while still others read it as God’s supernatural revelation to humanity. In truth, the Bible is all these things and so much more. It’s a light that dispels the darkness of Satan’s… Continue reading Living in Wisdom