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Influence the World for Christ
Influence the World for Christ The Rise of Social Media Influencers The popularity of social media platforms such as TikTok and YouTube has caused our world to be obsessed with fame. Many teens and adults quietly (or not so quietly) dream of becoming famous, “going viral”, and reaching others with their message. This cultural shift…
Why the Story of Nathanael Sitting Under the Fig Tree Matters
Sitting Under Your Fig Tree “Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael...
Journey through Haggai
Journey Through Haggai There seems to be a lot of weeping when you read through the Old Testament prophets. And yet, there is a prophet...
How Social Media Shapes Our Hearts
How Social Media Use Shapes Our Hearts The average person spends roughly 2 1/2 hours per day on their mobile devices, with teenagers spending nearly double...
Journey Through Micah
Journey Through Micah In the 1950s, the Quakers coined an expression. Maybe you have heard it: “speaking truth to power.” We sometimes hear this phrase...
A Fruitful Winter
Today is the first day of the winter season, according to meteorologists who track winter weather from December through February. The official first day of...
A Thanksgiving Message from Mattaniah
This week, I have been reading again through the Old Testament historical record of Nehemiah. It is full of names and genealogies, and I am...
Love, Luck, and Wishes
On a recent vacation to Japan, I visited Kobe, the capital city of Hyogo Prefecture. This area is perhaps most famous for Kobe beef, a...
Journey Though Philemon
Journey Through Philemon It only takes up one page in our New Testament, yet it is quite a story. In our journey through Scripture, we...
45 Days of Praise
The coming holiday season of Thanksgiving and Christmas reminds us of both the goodness and grace of God. Turkeys and trees, family and festivities, gatherings...
Journey Through Numbers
Journey Through Numbers In our journey through Scripture, we have now come to a most interesting book in the Old Testament, the Book of Numbers....
Lessons Learned At the Funeral
Editor's Note: This article is a modified transcript of a recent message by Scott Pauley. The timeframe was soon after the public assassination of Charlie...
Journey Through Leviticus
Journey Through Leviticus A Christian lady was once asked if she had ever read the Bible all the way through. Her response was brutally honest,...
Striving Together for the Gospel
"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may...
Journey Through 2 Corinthians
Journey Through 2 Corinthians Many years ago, William Burns was asked, “Are you ready to preach?” His answer: “Not yet. I have not yet got...
The Reality of the Resurrection
The reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ is one of the foundational tenets of the Christian faith. Paul lays it out clearly in 1...
When You Die, What Will Live On?
It was a sunny, crisp fall day when Tammy and I visited the Mountain Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Our trip to the historic cemetery...
