believe, God, Jesus, prayer, trust
It has taken me nearly 30 years, but I’ve finally come to understand that everything is in a constant state of change. I understood a variation of that statement early on in my life. As a kid, I understood change happened every time I celebrated turning a year...
Beth Moore, Bible study, God, James, Martin Luther, service, works
This semester I am teaching James a la Beth Moore, and let me tell you, it’s not for the faint of heart. James is a pretty blunt guy who doesn’t seem to put up with any excuses. Thursday we were discussing the infamous faith and works verses the made...
Bible, evangelism, James, John
I’m not enough of a biblical scholar to know for sure, but I feel safe in saying that one of the first examples of evangelism (if not the first) occurred before Jesus’ death and resurrection. In fact, the incident I am talking about occurred before Jesus...
ministry, missions, The Forsaken Children
A few years ago some friends of mine got a crazy notion that God wanted THEM – American newlyweds from Memphis, TN, with no training whatsoever – to do something about the orphan crisis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Six or seven years later, they’ve...
