Hermeneutics is the art and science of scriptural interpretation. In my years of ministry, I have discovered that most people do not even realize there are differing schools of biblical interpretation, let alone understand them. In this study I will attempt to educate you on today’s major hermeneutical schools and help you gain a rudimentary understanding of each. After all, how you interpret Scripture shapes your worldview. For public servants, worldview is crucial because it informs the construct of policy formation! This study is, therefore, foundational to your wisdom quotient and your ability to properly ascertain why people think the way they do.

Paul’s practice pertaining to this question led to at least one political leader’s coming to Christ (Acts 17:34)!

Christmas is a time you can build your family culture: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord, says Joshua in Joshua 24:15.

Are you spending, wasting, or investing your life? Are you having the maximum impact on the maximum number of people for all of eternity? Answering these huge, sobering questions with integrity requires solitude, introspection, prayer, and sobriety.

Gather your courage and immerse yourself into these passages. How will you adjust or refine your life’s direction as a result of digesting what follows?

"Where there is no guidance the people fall, but in abundance of counselors there is victory.”

Choose the right guides in life. Here's how...

If the trajectory of our country is going to change, it must begin with our hearts. America’s systemic problem is spiritual in nature; therefore, we must first steward our own hearts and the hearts of our families before speaking about changing the direction of our country; anything less is hypocritical. May God use the following thoughts to aid in crafting a special, constructive day centered in our love for Jesus. Let us give thanks for all He has done for us!

You can't expect someone who rejects the author of Scripture to accept the precepts of His book. The greatest need—new life in Christ! 

Contemplate the sobriety of King Solomon and what he has to say about a sense of normal living — one that garners blessing, spiritual, mental and physical health, and meaningful relationships.

It is only when there is a cost to our faith—when God allows us to be tested—that we learn our true level of spiritual maturity, our level of faithfulness.

While in office, serving anyone or anything other than Christ leads to many pitfalls and a life of bondage—the need to serve these pitfalls rather than the Savior. Serve with the love of Christ, and great blessings will inure to you.