My God and My Neighbor

One of the key points in this chapter is character. This determines where we go in life more than ability. Character shows in our work ethic. It shows in how we treat others. It is displayed in what we say and don’t say. In short, character is everything, and any level of success is nothing without it.  Character comes from within. The core of character is the heart, not words or deeds. Solomon sa...

One of the greatest challenges to Christians is controlling our tongue. It is so easy to say the wrong thing. We lose our temper and say something harsh. We grow impatient and become overly critical. We take good things and people who love us for granted and forget to say “Thank you.” Nobody says the right thing every time, but we can do better. On the positive side, our words can do much good if...

The book of Proverbs is one of the most practical books in the Bible. It deals with everyday life. It addresses people problems. It teaches us how to manage our emotions. It helps us become better husbands, wives, children, parents, neighbors, citizens, and employees. It teaches us how to look at our money and our things. It warns us about the dangers of alcohol and sex outside of marriage. It giv...

Is your mind is crowded with too many cares? In this age of quick and easy information, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. On any given day we hear and see hundreds of words and images. The Word of God in our hearts can be “choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life” (Luke 8:14). Is there a way to sort through all this data and see clearly? There is. In this episode, we will look at simpl...

Nothing should be clearer. God created two genders: male and female. That is God’s original and permanent plan for mankind. The concept of male and female is not a human idea. It is a divine creation. It is not a biological accident or a stage in evolution. It is God’s design of mankind and His will for the human race. Pointing out the facts in nature and the Bible about gender is not uncaring. It...

Is it true that “Everybody interprets the Bible differently, so no one can know what it means”? If we believe God wrote the Bible, that cannot be true. God would not give us a book to confuse us. Still, there are lingering questions about the interpretation of the Scriptures. Why do people interpret it differently and how can we ever know we have the right understanding of it? This episode of Find...

Nothing should be clearer to mankind than the existence of God. Yet there are different answers to questions like “Is there a God?” and “Who is God?” If God exists, then why are there different interpretations of the world He created?  There is confusion over these questions. But that doesn’t mean there should be. Just because there are different opinions does not mean a person is unable to know w...

There are different opinions about every religious question. That doesn't mean all of them are right. It doesn't mean the evidence is inconclusive or unclear. It certainly doesn't mean that the proof and teaching God gives is lacking in clarity. But the fact is that God made mankind with free will. People choose what they want to believe. That is why there is so much religious division today. This...

Islam is the largest religion on earth with roughly two billion followers. Some countries are mainly Muslims while others are a mixture of Muslims and other religions including Christians. But is Islam a religion or a political system?  In this interview with two preachers in Nigeria, we will hear from brothers in Christ who have firsthand experience with this movement. These Christians did not le...

This is Part One of a moving interview with two TBC graduate students from Nigeria who share the story of their conversion and how they became gospel preachers. Tom Ekpot and Joseph Azembah are seasoned ministers who reflect on lessons they have learned through the years. By the grace of God, their work continues to influence many souls throughout this great nation, where opportunities to spread t...

It is easy to acquire a pessimistic, even cynical view of mankind as we age. Disappointments in others and in ourselves accumulate, leaving us with a despondent outlook. Read the words of almost anyone in history who lived into his sixties or seventies and you will notice this negative frame of mind.  It is true that the majority of people are lost in sin (I John 5:19). It is also true that evil t...

It’s one of the best known stories in the Bible. There are countless drawings of it. Children learn it in Bible school. Christians of all ages love to read it and hear sermons about this challenge in Daniel’s life. Daniel had faced dangerous situations before, but being thrown into a den of lions was not something he expected. This is a story of faith and courage. It is also a story of what happen...

The signs of doom were there, but this arrogant king didn’t see it coming. A large army was stationed outside the city walls waiting for the command to attack. But this king was oblivious. He throwing a party in his luxurious palace. His name was Belshazzar, the grandson of king Nebuchadnezzar. He inherited the throne from his father and was the most powerful man in the world. But the Babylonian E...

When people know the Bible, they understand life better. One of the simple yet profound truths of the Scriptures is that “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” (Prov. 16:18). A thousand years after Simon wrote these words, Jesus said, “Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Matt. 23:12). There are few things that lead to p...

There are two kinds of Bible readers: those who read it for themselves and those who want someone else to do their thinking for them. That’s why there is so much big government religion today. Denominations set up a governing body supposedly to guide and assist the individual churches in that denomination. There are tow major problems with that arrangement. First, there is no biblical authority fo...

How many times has your faith really been put to the test? Your faith is tested every day, but there are times in the life of a Christian when our faith seems to be pressed to the limit. It's not that we're unclear about what we should do. The problem is that it also seems very clear what could happen if we do. That stress causes fear, and that fear clouds our judgment. We must choose between fait...

Nations rise and nations fall. Politicians come and go. The world of politics is unstable and unpredictable. It’s no wonder that elections make us nervous. We work hard to secure our lives and set things in place for our families, and the government with a single decision can change everything we’ve built. We sometimes fear what the future will bring in our nation.  Daniel lived in a foreign land....

Americans disagree with each other on many points, but there is one thing we agree on: things are changing and they’re changing fast. People are moving from one state to another and from one country to another. The world is a smaller place. Everything seems to be challenged: our government, our education, our families, our values and our way of life.  The book of Daniel is about adjusting to chang...

We may not like change, but it’s part of life. And there are times when the world around us changes suddenly, drastically and permanently. Life can be so fast and different that our heads swim and it’s hard to think clearly. Today is one of those times. Everything in this country is changing quickly—our neighbors, our government, our schools, our values, our families and even our religion.  How ca...

An old but still popular view is that Gog and Magog in the Bible refers to Russia, and toward the end of time Russia and its allies will join forces to fight against the nation of Israel. And with all the wars going on, it’s no wonder that people are talking about Gog and Magog. Israel is at war with the Palestinians. Russia is at war with the Ukrainians. The United States is it war with Iran. All...

We can know that God is . Even nature teaches us that. David said, “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1). But knowing God is different. It’s like the difference between knowing who someone is and knowing him on a personal level.  People all over the world sense that there is more to this life than what they see. And they yearn to know the One who created all this. But can they? And i...

Is Jesus the only way? The world needs a straight answer. When the church began, the Roman world was full of all idolatry, superstition and witchcraft. Beliefs were like a buffet where each person chose the religion he liked. But when the apostles preached, they didn’t present Jesus as just another religion. They preached that He was THE WAY. That message is just as needed today. This is not arrog...

One of the top Internet searches today is this: “Is the Bible the Word of God?” But it’s more than just questions that people are asking. Some  are making some serious charges against it.  The religious landscape of America is markedly different now from what it was 75 or 100 years ago. Then there was a general consensus in this country that the Bible is the Word of God. They disagreed about what...

There have been more books written about Jesus than any other person who ever walked the earth. Yet there is still debate about who He was. Some of the most common questions people ask about God and religion today include “Is Jesus God?” and “Was Jesus God and man?”  It’s ironic that Jesus asked His disciples what people were saying about Him in Matthew chapter 16. They all saw the same miracles H...

It’s one of the top five questions most frequently entered on Internet searches about God and religion. That shouldn’t be surprising. We live in a world that is so fast-paced and information-driven that people have either forgotten or don’t know where they came from, where they are headed, and why they are here. In this episode, we’ll look at the gloomy approach to this question first—the mentalit...