Do You Only Like Paul the Apostle When it Suits You?

By Brother Michel Lankford Have you ever had a friend that comes to you, and they love to cry on your shoulder? That is, they love to tell you about all their problems and bemoan the challenges in their life to you, while you give them understanding and sympathetic glances and not your head. We’ve all experienced that at one time or another. Sometimes we have been the sympathetic understanding friend, and other times we have been the ones crying on somebody’s shoulder. So, let’s say that you’ve heard your friend verbalize their painful situation for the fifth time this Read more…

The Bible is the Handbook for Living

Brother Michel Lankford Question: Do the Scriptures offer guidance on how to deal with difficult or pressing life issues? The Bible is the handbook for living a good life. It has guidance for how to be a good person in general, and for how to solve more specific topics. The problem is that you have to dig for what the Bible teaches on various issues. Sometimes the answers are obvious, but other times they are not as obvious. A few years ago I was discussing this very topic with a friend of mine. He pointed out some of the most Read more…