Sunday Night Football was interrupted this week when, somewhere nearby, a limb broken by high winds fell on high tension wires causing a transformer to blow. I heard the boom in the distance and darkness suddenly filled the house. About half an hour later, my phone buzzed with a text from BGE ack...
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Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory Koukl
The apostle Peter makes apologetics a mandate for every believer. In 1 Peter 3:15, he exhorts his readers to “always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; ye...
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Teaching through Paul’s letters to his young protégé Timothy has reminded me just how relevant the Word of God is to every situation we might face in this life, even pandemic. One verse in particular that speaks to our current crisis is 2 Timothy 1:7. Encouraging the young pastor in Ephesus, Paul...
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It’s been said that stressed vines make the best wine, meaning the harder the vine works to produce fruit, the more vibrant the flavor. In similar fashion, God uses difficult times to produce within us a vibrant faith, making us more loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, generous, and self-con...
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As a Christian dad, grandfather, and pastor, a major concern of mine is that our adversary, the devil, continues his relentless assault on the family. One of his battlegrounds is higher education, and surely he would like nothing more to disrupt the counsel of Proverbs 22:6, “Train up a child in ...
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There is a movement abroad that has been gaining ground for the last two decades and poses a huge threat to the authority of Scripture. It’s called “Progressive Christianity” and has been around since the late 19th century. It’s progressive in its assertion that Christianity must evolve to fit wi...
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While many churches have adjusted quickly during the pandemic, the effects have sadly taken a toll on many of those in smaller, rural communities. I recently spoke with Larry Steen, the Director of Missions for the Mid-Maryland Baptist Association, who mentioned that many of these churches have e...
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James Martin is a Jesuit priest who, in a recent New York Times op-ed, offered the following answer to the question: Where is God in a pandemic?
“In the end, the most honest answer to the question of why the COVID-19 virus is killing thousands of people, why infectious diseases ravage humanity...
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“If the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3)
It seems the contagion known as COVID-19 is constantly evolving in its deadly grip on our nation. The virus is incredibly contagious, and Carroll County has made national headlines with a severe outbreak reported in a Mt...
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I was recently informed of something interesting that took place last Sunday after the service. Andy, one of our lay pastors, had brought a message on the parable of the Good Samaritan. Upon leaving the building, those in attendance discovered a family in need that had pulled into the parking lot...
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