The text below is Martin Luther’s answer to a pastor concerning whether it is right for a Christian to flee during a deadly plague. His answer gives no place for panic-driven self-preoccupation or swaggering self-centered

Photo credit to the Wall Street Journal   “This fall I’m going to take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Heat.” Thus spoke LeBron James on July 8, 2010, before a live

Image courtesy of Wave 3 News Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kentucky on March 11th. In his comments, the governor acknowledged that state schools are still open but wanted

Promises, promises.  God’s announcement of His plan of salvation and blessing to His people in Christ is one of the unifying themes integrating the message and the deeds of the Old and New Testaments. All

Image courtesy of usnews.com The headline in the Lexington Herald-Leader reads, “Asbury University confronts student anger, pain over dismissal of LGBTQ-affirming professors”. According to the article, two professors, Jon Roller and Jill Campbell, had contracts

If we are to make disciples in obedience to Christ, we should look to Jesus to learn how to accomplish such a task. He is the master discipler. He showed us how disciple-making is done.

When the Apostle Paul writes, he always boasts of Christ. Paul revels in “immeasurable greatness of [Christ’s] power” and the “working of [Christ’s] great might” (Eph. 1:19-20) And yet, Paul is frequently penning these words

You can read the first two installments of this series here and here. Dietrich Bonhoeffer warned Christians in his day against loving their dream of community in place of loving the actual community to which

“I just can’t find community here.” “I’m having a hard time connecting with people at this church.” “For some reason, I just don’t feel like I have anything in common with people here.” I can