*This is the text of the speech given at a Young People’s Mass Meeting held in 2018. Introduction, Verses 1-5 In verse one Solomon tells us he speaks to his son. In the rest of the chapter we see he is speaking to his son about the “strange woman.” The strange woman is sexual temptation […]

Psalm 73:25–26 “Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever.” Desire is not a bad word. Desire is a good word. And the fact that humans desire […]

The task set to me is to explain briefly something of my life and call to the ministry for the purpose of the recognition of the glory of God who calls and sends, and for the benefit of young men whom the Lord may be calling to the ministry. I grew up in Loveland Protestant […]

No one, other than the Son of God made flesh, has been used by the hand of God to do more for the Christian church than the apostle Paul. The apostle was human, sinful, and had strengths and weaknesses like anyone of us sinful creatures, but God raised up in Paul a mighty man.  Paul […]

Introduction Before we enter into a brief treatment of postmodernism, let’s ask the question, “Why would we even have a treatment of postmodernism?  Isn’t this just some heady concept that does not really matter to us in our everyday life?”  The answer to that question is that a discussion of postmodernism is vitally important for […]

The Bald Eagle is a strong, graceful, and beautiful bird. It’s the master of all birds. With its power it fights for his food and freedom. It’s a bird that owns the sky. It fights for its rights to fly above all creatures. This teaches us to fight for our freedom as a church, to […]