Voltaire: Fool’s Gold

Voltaire: Fool’s Gold

Contributor: Chad Roberts “One hundred years from my day, there will not be a bible in the earth…”  Voltaire is studied and revered by many today.  He was a French enlightener and philosopher.  He opposed Christianity and made a mockery of God and the...
Have You Lost Hope?

Have You Lost Hope?

Contributor: Chad Roberts Have you ever lost hope?  Proverbs 13:12 says, “Hope delayed makes the heart sick.”  I try to imagine what it would have been to be a disciple after Christ’s crucifixion.  The feelings of despair had to be overwhelming. ...
Fighting Kudzu

Fighting Kudzu

Contributor: Chad Roberts The church I pastor fights a constant battle.  On the left side of our property, grows a fast and invasive vine called kudzu.  Each year we have to attack it or else it spreads so rapidly that it will overtake everything in its...
How to Share Your Testimony

How to Share Your Testimony

Contributor: Chad Roberts Are you intimidated at the thought of sharing your personal testimony?  The idea brings questions like where do I start, how much detail do I share, and what do I do if someone asks me a question that I don’t have the answer to? ...
Why Jesus was Baptized

Why Jesus was Baptized

Contributor: Chad Roberts I have sometimes wondered why Jesus was water baptized.  Have you ever questioned why Jesus would feel the need to be baptized when he had no need to repent?  If so, we are in good company, because even John the Baptist felt uneasy...
Silencing the Storm

Silencing the Storm

Contributor: Chad Roberts Most of the miracles Jesus did in his earthly ministry took place along the shores of the Sea of Galilee.  Even today when visiting Israel, Christians love to go on the Sea of Galilee.  This famous body of water is only thirteen...