believe, Bible, faith, God, Joshua
Sometimes the Old Testament seems irrelevant. I yawned my way through the dividing of the Promised Land among the tribes of Israel (Joshua 13-21). And when I was just about to nod off, one gem of a verse caught my heart and made all that boring reading worth it....
believe, Bible, Church, growing, Josh McDowell, More Than a Carpenter, Spiritual legacy, testimony
As a former skeptic, when I became a believer in high school, I was insanely focused on knowing why I believed what I believed. For my own sense of security, I needed to discover the facts behind the doctrine I was being taught at church. So I dove into the Bible. I...
believe, Church, fear, God, growing, Spiritual legacy
After I decided Jesus was legit, and after I started reading the Bible some, the next logical step was for me to start attending a church. (Logical to the believers around me, that is; the concept was lost on me for quite awhile). But that idea terrified me. So I...
believe, Bible, faith, God, growing, Spiritual legacy, truth
(For the story of my salvation, read Part I, Part II, and Part III.) I became a Christian through a long process that culminated in November, 1999. Once I decided that Jesus was really who He claimed to be – the One True God and the only Savior that could make...
believe, faith, growing, Spiritual legacy, testimony, truth
(For Part I of my story, read Spiritual Legacy: I Once Was Lost. For Part II of my story, read Spiritual Legacy: What Difference Did God Make?) I was 16 when I relied on God for the first time. It was more like I threatened God, telling Him that it was His...
believe, Bible, God, Moses, Numbers, obedience, prayer
Sometimes we have to make decisions about which the Bible does not speak. We have to choose what college to go to, where to live, whether or not to have another child, etc., etc., etc. These specific situations are not spelled out for us in the Bible. There is no...
