When Paul says, "work out your own salvation," he obviously doesn't mean to strive to merit it. But there are implications to our saved relationship, and activities that go with those implications. 

Jephthah is an example but also a warning. He is a man of faith, but he also has flaws that come from his unfaithful culture.

Beetle Bailey struggles with obedience, and so do we.

The healing at Bethesda leads to a controversy between Jesus and the religious leaders. They accuse him of making himself equal with God. Jesus counters with his divine work and honor.

The sweet fellowship created by God includes a shared faith, a shared work, a shared love, and a shared hope.

We won't miss the Second Coming. It will not be in secret, but it brings about a number of other events: resurrection and transformation, judgment, and eternal destinies. 

The ESV (like other modern translations) footnotes "the valley of the shadow of death." The footnote reads “valley of deep darkness," so the line may include death, but it may also include trials and struggles. I want us to consider two things. First, what to remember when we are in dark valleys, and second, what are we to do when we are in dark valleys.

We need to plan for leaders with the encouragement and training of the younger generation.

The enemies of godly wisdom are the pleasure dominated life, the habitually critical life, and the life independent from God. James identifies these problems and gives us a way of conquering them.

Jeremiah lived in a world gone wrong. For forty years he preached a message about the destruction of Jerusalem because of the nation's sin. Along the way, Jeremiah provides some lessons that help us when our world doesn't seem right.