Posts from August 2025
Are all Baptisms the Same? (Part I)
Very early on in the Gospels, we read that John the Baptist appeared and baptized many people in the Jordan River. We also read he baptized our Lord Jesus Christ even though it should have been the other way around. Then, we read in the Book of Acts about people being baptized after the church was established. Here we are in the 21st century, we continue to see individuals being baptized when they come to know Christ, and follow him.…
A Look into the future from the Mountain Top
I am writing this article to the LifeWay family New York City. To be a bit more specific, I’m writing from Brooklyn, New York. Patty and I are with our mission team working alongside some amazing Gospel workers in Brooklyn and in New York as they reach out to the college students on multiple college campuses in the greater New York City area. We have been blessed beyond measure this week, and we are not finished yet. Specifically, Josh and…
What’s in an Armor?
Did you know some people say the military salute in all the world’s armies originated from the medieval knights who needed to raise their helmet visors when they talked to one another? Even after the use of helmet visors ended, modern day soldiers kept the tradition, and that is how we came to know the military salute. I didn’t know that. Others say because the knights carried their weapons on their right, this is how we came to drive our…
The Family of God
What does it mean to be a part of family? Is it just about blood relations? Or maybe about living situations? How do you define family and what does it mean for someone to be a part of your family? My family is pretty big and we grew up all over. I don’t necessarily feel very close to my extended family, many of whom I haven’t seen in person since I was a young child. In a lot of ways,…
Is the Devil Real?
Have you noticed that the mention of the devil is not insignificant in our culture? I am not exactly a movie person, but even I know the movie, “The Devil wears Prada”. Can you think of other movies with the word, “devil” in the title? When my high school classmates wanted to form a band, and play “The Devil went down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band, they asked me to play the violin. It was not Mendelssohn or…