1 Thessalonians, Bible study, Paul, quiet time, spiritual growth
I started reading 1 Thessalonians today because yesterday I wound up in chapter 3 and remembered just how fantastic these letters are! I won’t drone on and on about how Paul was a verbal genius (run-on sentences aside), but, I will repetitively remind you his...
1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, Paul, prayer
In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul told them to pray without ceasing. And, like a good leader, he practiced what he preached. Paul prayed a ton. In each of his letters, he tells the recipients things like, “God…is my witness how constantly I...
1 Thessalonians, John, Paul, Romans, sancification
Sometimes I get frustrated with my turtle-paced sanctification. I have a desire to be more like Jesus because God deserves followers who are Christlike. But, turns out, transforming a sinful human into the likeness of Christ isn’t an overnight process. (I wonder...
1 Thessalonians, Bible, Father, relationships
Yesterday I read through 1 Thessalonians because I had a question about the rapture. (Why didn’t I just read “the rapture verses” (4:13-18), you ask? Because reading through entire books of the Bible all at once gives you invaluable context for the...
1 Thessalonians, 2 Corinthians, God, hope, Jeremiah, Jesus, One Thousand Gifts, Oswald Chambers, Psalms, resurrection, Romans, spiritual growth, thankfulness, Uncategorized
I’m not really sure how it happened. Maybe it’s because I keep re-reading that crazy gratitude book. Or maybe it’s because I’ve spent more time in the Psalms this year than any other book of the Bible. Or maybe it’s because I finally got...
1 Thessalonians, believe, Bible, God, Philippians, spiritual growth
When we become believers, we’re given a couple of gifts. 1) We get to go to Heaven when we die. 2) We get to have a relationship with God now. What we’re not given is instantaneous spiritual maturity. We are the same ole shmucks we were before we accepted...
