It is almost hard to fathom the fact that two decades have crumbled into the abyss of history since two buildings crumbled into the abyss of jihad.

Though Gen Z-ers have all but replaced Millennials as the dazzling object of scrutiny and cultural analysis, it's not because Millennials are no longer struggling.

Soon after Jesus had resurrected, we find a beautiful passage found in John chapter 20 that is a wonderful example of how much God loves us and wants to encourage us.

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a small village in south-central France. Back in 1940, the total population of this area, including the surrounding villages, was only about 5,000. Still, under the leadership of their Protestant pastor André Trocmé and his wife, Magda, the residents of these villages were responsible for saving up to 5,000 Jews from deportation to Nazi concentration camps during World War II.

Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and he desires to spend quiet time with us.

His challenge was to commemorate 150 years of a church's ministry as well inspire the congregation's future endeavors.

After seeing the images out of Kabul in recent days, Maajid Nawaz, a former radical Muslim, said, "Barefoot Taliban conquered a palace. They believed in something and fought for nothing. I have lived with men like this in prison. It is difficult to describe just how seriously they take their cause. There is a lesson here for us in the West, if we are humble enough to see it."

There is, in almost any neighborhood, one house that all of the kids gather at to hang out and play.

We acknowledge God's blessings in our own life as well as those around us.

Bible prophecy teacher Jimmy DeYoung of Chattanooga died last weekend at age 80 from COVID-19, as he was receiving treatment at CHI Memorial Hospital.

As the world watches the disaster unfold in Afghanistan, there's another chapter of the story we're not hearing nearly as much about.

Each week I spend a portion of my days writing and preparing messages. I pray and seek the Lord's voice as I strain my spiritual ear to hear the direction he is leading me.

In Philippians 2:1-4 we read, "If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others."

For those who are followers of Jesus, I want to encourage you today. There is nothing to fear because God loves you and has promised that he will be with you forever.

"Nature is brutal." Those words have been ringing in my head for the last week now, and in the voice of the gentleman at the North Carolina Aquarium who spoke them with such certainty.

Faithful watchers of the Olympics experience a letdown after the games are over.

We are inundated with stories proclaiming, and often celebrating, the decline of Christianity and Christian morality.

Now that I've retired, I'm enjoying having a daily schedule that is not as demanding as it once was.

As I survey the granite battlefield on top of my black walnut desk, the carnage is, to be blunt, breathtaking.

Hamilton County Schools received a $1.8 million reimbursement from local organization Bible in the Schools to fund Bible history electives in the district.

Katie Helms stepped onto East 8th Street minutes before 11 a.m. as the nearby church bells continued their slow toll.

When it comes to finding our place in this world, let's consider two categories.

A heart is available, the clock is ticking, and doctors are forced to choose between three viable candidates for a transplant: a woman who could live for several more years with a new heart but doesn't want it; a beloved middle-aged father who's chronically overweight; and a young rich kid who might have just overdosed on cocaine but whose dad is dangling a $25 million donation to the hospital if his son gets the heart.