Hebrews: Why You Should Grow in Your Faith

Hebrews: Why You Should Grow in Your Faith

Some folks think Christian maturity comes in one dose. It can be easy for those of us who come from denominations with a certain kind of experiential emphasis to think that somehow we’ll have a dramatic experience that will put us on a higher plain. People look...

HBU Athletics Scholarship Golf Tournament

Dr. Sloan participated in the 2015 HBU Athletics Scholarship Golf Tournament on Monday, April 27th at the Riverbend Country Club in Sugar Land, Texas. The tournament raises funds for athletic scholarships. Joining Dr. Sloan were HBU head football coach Vic Shealy,...
How to Love Like Jesus

How to Love Like Jesus

I can recall watching my mother, years ago, burst into tears as she prepared for brain surgery. Every step and every moment of that process was enormously difficult. My mother was a gracious woman, but she was anxious when we arrived at the hospital together, and the...
Jesus Christ, Playwright

Jesus Christ, Playwright

In John 13 we read the unusual story of Jesus’ washing of the disciples’ feet on the occasion of the Last Supper. What we have here is something that could be called an acted parable.  When you think of parables you normally think of the teachings of...
The Glory of the Cross (part 2)

The Glory of the Cross (part 2)

The glory of God has come to us in the Person of Jesus Christ: And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14) The Gospel of John makes it clear that the glory of...
The Glory of the Cross

The Glory of the Cross

Is your life full of glory?  Probably not, if you’re thinking of the normal sense of the word glory.  In English, this word normally refers to praise and acclaim; attention.  When we think of a word like glory, we imagine someone receiving the praise of a crowd....