In 2 Kings chapter five we read about Naaman, commander of the army of the King of Syria. Naaman “was a mighty man of valor, but a leper”. When Naaman went to see Elisha the prophet in order to be cleansed from his leprosy, he was told to go wash in the Jordan river seven times and he would be cleansed (verse 10). When Naaman heard this he was...

Song number 118 in our song book is “Count Your Blessings”. In the song we are encouraged to, “Count your many blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord hath done”. While I agree completely with the sentiment expressed in the song, I can’t help but think about the impossibility of the task. There are many obvious...

Most people tend to judge themselves religiously in a negative way. In other words they consider themselves to be good Christian people based on what they don’t do. If you ask them if they are a good Christian they may say, “of course I am. I don’t lie. I don’t cheat. I don’t steal and I don’t kill.” While it is certainly important for us to...

It seems that there has always been a tendency for people to view worship as a form of entertainment. Several years ago I saw an article in a local newspaper about a denominational church which was adding “liturgical dance” to their worship service. Aside from the fact that there is no biblical authority for adding anything to our worship, there...