There've been excellent materials coming from the internet for Christians to utilize in their faith and walk with God. Here are 5 of my favorites from the recent past. 

Q&A: Should Christians Celebrate Lent?
     Lent is the 40-day Catholic religious season of preparation before “Easter Sunday” (though many other denominations within Christendom also participate). The Lenten season begins on “Ash Wednesday,” with many solemnly marking... read more

3 Tips to Improve the Singing in Your Congregation
     Last weekend, around a thousand Christians gathered together in Oklahoma City to worship, fellowship, and study God’s word. The singing was out of this world! But I have been to some assemblies where the singing was less than God-honoring... read more

These Snakes Can Find Their Way Back
Even those not inherently squeamish about snakes are uneasy about a phenomenon occurring in Florida. Former pet owners of Burmese Pythons probably started releasing them in south Florida back in the late 1990s. On February 4, personnel found an 18-foot specimen in the Everglades... read more

You Are the Problem
Christianity is broken. At least that’s what the majority says. When it comes down to it, you and I would probably have a hard time disagreeing with that statement. 86% of the nearly 15,000 people who responded to a one question isidewith.com poll say Jesus would disapprove of modern... read more

What I Gave Up The Day I Got Married
     I was married at the young age of 19. Yup, I know... besides possibly setting a new record... I am also "crazy." But, don't worry, you don't need to tell me that, I already know. In fact, I've heard it all: "Didn't you just get out of high school?" "It was just yesterday that you were in diapers!! You're just a baby!" ... read more

     Here are some of my favorite posts from other brotherhood works that I have read in the recent past. It's amazing how many great resources are available for Christians via the world wide web. Take a moment and check out these articles and videos and don't forget to browse around the sites while you are there!

2 Fundamentally Different Understandings of Right and Wrong - Radically Christian     It seems to me, the number one reason many of us cannot seem to agree on what is right and wrong behavior for Christians is that we have a fundamentally different way of viewing right and wrong. Read More

The Yoke of Christ - Christian Courier
     Though the citizens of Galilee had observed Christ performing many mighty works, most of them were not moved to repentance (Matt. 11: 20ff). In spite of that spirit of rebellion... Read More

What Must I Know to Be Saved? - Christian Courier
     Three times in the book of Acts the question is posed concerning what one must “do” to be saved. The Jews, on the day of Pentecost, framed the question (Acts 2:37), as... Read More

Is This A Friendly Church? - Preacher Pollard
     While we would be tempted to ask this of ourselves, that’s really not a very honest reflection or indication of a true answer.  But, thankfully, there are several whom we can ask.  Don’t miss the importance of their candor. Read More

The New You (Episode 2) - Robert Hatfield/The Light Network
     In the second episode of TLN's brand new, daily, podcast, Robert discusses "marching forth". Read More

Making Sense of Religious Matters - Veritas Venator
     This past Wednesday evening in our study in Job, I asked a question of the class based on our readings in Job (chs. 31-35), Why do we try to make sense of things that happen to us? Read More

Real Life Super Heroes: Single Parents - Strong Church
     Today we look at a real life super hero: single parents. Single moms and dads are some of hardest working people out there. As a non-single parent I simply don’t know how they do it. Read More

     It's been a while since I posted some of my favorite articles from other brotherhood works here on the interwebs. Here are just a few of the links that I have really enjoyed reading and studying over the past few months (in no particular order). 

Some discussions are simply nauseating to me. Why? Because when people take them too far (as they sometimes do), they become downright silly. Note the following: read more

One of the consequences of failing to take the Old Testament seriously is the loss of the valuable guidance of the Proverbs. One of the Proverbs’ themes is the discipline of children, and corporal punishment (not abuse) read more

Well, what do you think? Do you think the primary job of elders — to be clear, I’m speakingabout church elders (presbyters, bishops, pastors) — is to make decisions? to spend the collection wisely? to put out (figurative) fires within the church? read more

I had arrested and was interviewing an 18-year-old gang member. On Christmas day, he and another gang member attempted to rob a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint. When the boy turned to run away, the gang member fired one shot read more

To all my friends who identify themselves as being homosexual--we need to clarify a few things. I think we can come to something resembling a true understanding of each other. read more

The pound sign. The hash mark. The octothorpe. The hashtag. Whatever you want to call it, the # symbol has taken over our society. It can be found on almost every social media site linking statuses read more

     Well, that should do it for now. Hopefully these links will give you plenty of study material for the next few days and be sure to check back here at the PFP for more articles coming soon!