Jesus was once asked the question, "Lord, will only a few be saved?" Have you ever wondered the same thing? Let's explore what the Bible says.  Read More

Psalm 33:8 calls "all the inhabitants of the world" to "stand in awe" of God. Do I? Let's talk about growing in our understanding of the awesome nature of God.   Read More

"Love the brotherhood" (1 Peter 2:17). Do you ever find this difficult? There's a lot of debate, division, and downright bad news surrounding the brotherhood of Christians. Let's talk about how we can navigate the negativity to obey this important command.   Read More

When the Pharisees attacked Jesus' disciples for picking and eating grain on the Sabbath day, Jesus asked them if they had read about David eating showbread (Matthew 12:3-4; Mark 2:25-26; Luke 6:34). Let's explore His defense and what it says about life-and-death situations.  Read More

Until it was edited, a recent brotherhood news article advertised a new church by promising, "It's not your grandfather's Church of Christ." What's wrong with people changing the worship and organization of the church as they see fit?  Read More

Jesus warned that people might be tempted to bring Christianity into their lives like a person puts a patch on a garment. How can we help ensure that the people we teach don't do this but are truly converted?   Read More

Can you imagine someone coming up from the waters of baptism only to be handed a pen so he could sign up on the teaching roster? I doubt it's ever happened, but it is sometimes thought that Christians should be encouraged to teach their way to maturity. Is this what God intended?   Read More

So many people find themselves caught in a terrible cycle of sin and consequences. Sometimes they even write songs about it. What can we learn from one artist who did so, and from the Biblical passage she mirrored when she did?   Read More

I've known for a long time that Jesus warned about the earth being a place of thieves, but it didn't hit home until a thief came to my home and broke into my car in my driveway.   Read More

God said, "I do not change" (Malachi 3:6). Does that mean that our prayers don't really matter? Let's consider our unchanging God and the various aspects of His will at work when we pray.   Read More

You've probably heard the popular traveler's saying, "Not all who wander are lost." There is a kind of wandering though that will guarantee being lost, and the Bible warns us about it. Let's open our Bibles and explore James 1:16.   Read More

Citizenship was precious and valued in the first century, so much so in fact that some obtained it "with a large sum" (Acts 22:28). What did Peter's words identifying Christians as members of "holy nation" (1 Peter 2:9) mean in such an environment, and what should they mean to us?   Read More