I've been thinking lately about what has made America strong. There are plenty of answers people could give. Our military. Our economy. Our form of government. The freedoms we have enjoyed. Those things matter. But I believe something much more basic has played an important role in the strength of this country: families, churches, and ordinary people trying to live according to Christian values. For generations, many Americans were taught that your word mattered. You worked h

Hello friends, Before getting into the three parables of Matthew 25, I've been thinking about something John the Baptist and Jesus both said at the beginning of their ministries. John came preaching in the wilderness of Judea: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2, NKJV) Then in Matthew 4:17, Jesus begins preaching: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” I've been thinking about those words, “at hand.” The Kingdom of God isn't something we only