Mountain Top Musings

  As a follower of Christ, I should know what I believe and why I believe it. Consequently, it is to produce a living hope in me.  The Chris...

  The earth has warmed and it is time to put in the garden. We labor as we till the soil, stoop to sow, with weeding to come.  Sore muscles ...

  A group of us are to fly to Vermont this morning where God has planted a church and is making inroads with the Gospel. Seed has been sown ...

  Satan is pictured as a roaring lion seeking to devour us (1 Peter 5:8). We may be sure that his offspring—lions and lionesses, often in th...

Who runs the church?  Is it a pastor, or maybe the elders, or perhaps the deacons, or some combination—who is in charge? It better be Jesus!...

The old hymn begins,       How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord       Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word. That firm founda...

  Hall of Fame coach, the late Vince Lombardi ,would begin every training camp with this statement, “Gentlemen, this is a football.”  Then, ...

The mystery of godliness—God manifested in the flesh—made me think of these words by C.S. Lewis in “Mere Christianity”: “I am trying here to...

I commenced this message with a charge to the elders, and now I want to conclude with a challenge to the members.   First stand faithful wit...

The Apostle’s commitment will be to the end, sealed in his own blood.  Here is his swan song—Paul’s last will and testament. There are refle...

John Maxwell says, “Everything rises and falls on leadership.”  It is true in all dimensions of life—including the church and the elders who...

The dungeon was dark and damp.  Rodents raced across the floor and fleas gnawed at the flesh. The smell of sweat and urine hung heavy in the...

We can be confident in the perfection of the Word, “All  Scripture is inspired by God,” (2 Timothy 3:16a). Literally, it is “God breathed.” ...

The Sword of the Spirit is the Word of God.  This is how Jesus conquered Satan, and so must we with, “It is written!”   This mighty weapon m...

  The devil is a roaring lion seeking to strike fear into his prey, but is also a sneaky snake that crawls in and waits in the darkness befo...

In 2 Timothy 3:1-9,  the Apostle Paul warns that hard times are coming. I believe that for us they are right around the corner. I pray I am ...

  This week we celebrate Christmas—the coming of Christ into our world. But, He was not welcome. He entered the world in a stable and was ex...

  Paul underscores suffering here (v.9).  At the center of the Christian faith stands a cross. Jesus summons us to come and die.  Yet, the g...

I would assume that virtually all people who read these words profess a belief in God, and even claim to be Christians. But, I may claim to ...

  Paul is saying to this young preacher boy to get an unbreakable grip on the truth—sound doctrine and systematic theology.   Greek scholar,...