Fellowship Baptist Church – Dublin, OH

Watching a piece of paper blow around in the wind is much like a person without conviction.  He is tossed about by everything and never sinks his anchor into anything.  He waffles and he waddles and though he may not have a great fall like Humpty-Dumpty, he also won’t have a great spiritual harvest [...]

“Go ahead, cross that line and see what I do!”  Thinking ourselves to be courageous, we’re a bit surprised when the person crosses that line.  “Oh yeah, well then cross this line,” as we draw still another line.
 
In the name of tolerance (and perhaps apathy), the line we drew in the sand seems to [...]

Pressure?  Tell me about it!  I’ve got a term paper due in two days and a major quiz in three days.  Oh yeah?  I’ve got a work presentation for a two-month project this week and we still don’t have the research finished?  I can top that!  I have three kids under the age of [...]

On the first day of class, many students are under the impression that it’s not very important, that little is covered, that nothing substantial takes place.  Yes, you might get a syllabus or a course description, but the teacher sort of just blabs through a series of endless statements (i.e. rambles) that won’t be [...]

When is the last time you looked in the mirror?  An hour ago?  This morning?  What did you see?  Why me, of course!  Did you notice anything different in the mirror?  Of course not, silly.  It’s a mirror image.
 
There’s a far greater mirror to which you have been called to examine yourself – the mirror [...]

Red-headed.  Temperamental.  You were warned.  A person can only take so much.  These are some of the excuses, ahem, I mean reasons, that are offered for the occurrence of anger.  None, however, are legit.
 
Instead, according to the Bible, the manifestation of anger outwardly (e.g. hurtful words, malicious deeds) stems from anger inwardly — a heart [...]

It’s the name of a Motown vocal group, a chocolate factory, a gift boutique, a bridal store, a restaurant, and a jewelry business.  But much closer to home, it is what draws us to the precipice of some not-so-good choices.  What is it?  Temptation.
 
Jesus thought so much of it that He included it in [...]

Growing up as the youngest of five, I was the likely target of tall tales.  On one occasion, on a family drive in the country, my brothers had me convinced that brown milk (i.e. chocolate milk) came from brown cows.  My dad had convinced us all that the one and only answer to dandelions [...]

It plays no favorites and ultimately makes its intrusion into everyone’s life.  It always comes too soon and never shows up even one second late.  It is a painful event and filled with much sorrow.  No one laughs in the face of it, though we can have confidence despite it.  It arrives at that [...]

The highways do a great service in warning us about potential challenges ahead.  Overhead digital signs inform about traffic jams and accidents; patrol cars flash their lights at the beginning of a congested area; yellow and orange signs make their presence in construction zones.  All these warnings prepare the driver for what he is [...]