Posts with the tag “tennessee”

Merry Christmas and a Happy New YearThat phrase that I’ve noted as the title of this Youth Corner, has been and will be, uttered countless times this time of year in some form or fashion. As Dan has m...  Read More

On days like today I miss my mother, but I also rejoice that my life was blessed by her. God used her, in large part, to shape me into who I am today. Her love for others, love for me, love for family...  Read More

Words we all need to read everyday…“ Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment, and the seco...  Read More

The theme for Evangelism University this year was “Plus One”. The question discussed, pondered, and provoked all weekend was, who will be your plus one pertaining to the Kingdom of God. We were challe...  Read More

PROVERBS 22:6 RE-EXAMINED: with Wes McAdams“Train Up”Proverbs 22:6 begins with the Hebrew word, “hanak.” This word appears in three other verses in the Old Testament (Deuteronomy 20:5; 1 Kings 8:63; 2...  Read More

Obedience is simple…but we complicate it Jesus said you can’t serve two masters (Matt 6:24), but it doesn’t stop many from trying. In the book of Joshua we see an example of just that, and hopefully i...  Read More

By Keith W. O’Neal, Brentwood, Tennessee Youth MinisterConcord Road church of ChristThe following was written for “Action” the World Bible School Newsletter, and I thought I’d share  it in the Youth C...  Read More

I want to give you a way to be an encourager. Some of you know the Todachine’s from Navajo Bible Camp, but I’d like for all of you to send a card of encouragement to Evan, Crystal, and the girls (Fait...  Read More

“Why should I think that heaven really exists-and that God sends people to hell?”C.S. Lewis once famously wrote “We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infin...  Read More

“How can I trust in Christianity when so many Christians are hypocrites?” “And why are Christians so judgemental toward everyone who doesn’t agree with them?”When people express anger at hypocrisy, th...  Read More

“Why do you condemn homosexuality when it’s clear that God made gays and that he loves all people the same?”Have you discussed as a family how to answer this type of question? One of the reasons we st...  Read More

“Why is abortion such a line in the sand for Christians - why can’t I be left alone to make my own choices for my own body?”Of the questions we are addressing perhaps none is as politicized, debated, ...  Read More

How could a good God allow so much evil, pain, and suffering – or does he simply not care?Possibly the most often asked question of all these questions, and the most easily answered…however it doesn’t...  Read More

If I had ________ then I’d be content, have it made, be oh so thankful. Really? Would you? Those who are addicted to “want” never get enough. The same is true for social media. When I first got on Twi...  Read More

NO SCHOOL today, whoo hoo, but do you know why?Labor Day (First Monday in September) celebrates the contributions and achievements of American workers. It officially became a federal holiday in 1894 a...  Read More

For many of you this summer has been filled with bible camp, mission trips, summer youth series, service to others, retreats, and fun with your youth group friends who love God. Heading back to your v...  Read More

‘Cause You Had a Bad Day? Ever give a cross look, a mean word, a snooty comment, or a disrespectful silence because you “had a bad day”...really? You think you’ve had a bad day?“Five times I received ...  Read More

Parents and their children typically want the same thing – a respectful and loving relationship, but they often disagree on how to get it....  Read More

“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in holy array.” ~ Psalms 29:2If you google “why do we worship” you’ll get a smorgasbord of responses and be able to find exactly what y...  Read More

Growing up did your parents ever ask you to do something and you didn’t quite understand why? Does it matter? Of course not, as a child you are expected to obey your parents, why, because they know mo...  Read More

No one knows but you and God, so what are you thinking about? What is your idle time spent doing or thinking about?Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whateve...  Read More

Moses had Aaron...The Apostles had one another...Paul had Barnabas, John Mark, Silas, & Timothy...Timothy had Paul, Eunice, & Lois......who do you have?Life is tough, increasing knowledge results in i...  Read More

“To live is Christ, to die is gain” - Philippians 1:21 If to Live is Christ, then……we don’t tear down, we build up…we don’t poke fun, we encourage…we don’t exclude, we seek out & include…we don’t isol...  Read More

Thou shall not...How we approach the word of God matters. Just like your parents, God doesn’t tell us all the things we can’t do or all the things He doesn’t want. Actually, NOBODY communicates that w...  Read More

The purpose of a light bulb is to shine light, brightening up an area, getting rid of the darkness that surrounds it. Sure sometimes the light bulb hangs out in the darkness, but when it does, it’s no...  Read More

“On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us” ~ II Corinthians 1:10What does it mean to be risky? It means taking a chance when others don’t believe but you have the faith, the wil...  Read More

Some folks have to touch a stove to learn it’s hot...some can learn by listening & understanding the wisdom of others. Solomon was the wisest man to ever live and Ecclesiastes describes his attempt to...  Read More

Count your many blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done. Great song and even greater statement.Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, many slip through unnoti...  Read More

As a history teacher, few things bugged me more than when a student would write “IDK” as their answer to an essay question. IDK? Seriously? Insider secret (not really), when taking a test, “IDK” is ne...  Read More

Studying in 1 Peter this week a pretty cool thought went through my head. “I’m headed where Christ already is!” 1 Peter 3:22 reads “(Jesus Christ) who is at the right hand of God having gone into heav...  Read More

Romans 8:28And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.Really? I don’t know if I believe that...you may hea...  Read More

What do you plan on doing for God one day?You can’t live tomorrow, you can only live TODAY.A penny is a rather insignificant item. Not a whole lot you can do with a penny other than throwing it at you...  Read More

Have you ever been in that situation where someone else wants to watch a movie and you think, “Ugh, I’ve already seen that”, only to realize you didn’t remember as much as perhaps you thought you did....  Read More

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” ~ James 4:8I saw the above picture this week and thought what a beautiful image of what our relationship with God’s word should be.Challenge question f...  Read More

Thirsty for Eternal Life - I Tim 6:12Part 3 of 3 w/Keith O’Neal“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men…It is the Lord Christ you are serving. - Colossian...  Read More

Thirsty for Eternal Life - I Tim 6:12Part 2 of 3 w/Keith O’Neal“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men…It is the Lord Christ you are serving. - Colossian...  Read More

Thirsty for Eternal Life - I Tim 6:12Part 1 of 3 w/Keith O’Neal“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men…It is the Lord Christ you are serving. - Colossian...  Read More