Bible, growing, Jesus, Mark, obedience, resurrection, sin, spiritual growth
I hate being wrong. Hate. HATE. HAAAAAAAAATE! (My counselor can give you all the reasons why, if you’re into that sort of thing.) Lucky for me, Jesus tells me how to not be wrong! Surely, if I employ His little formula, I’ll never be wrong again! Muhahaha!...
Bible, Father, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Luke, prayer, Romans
There is a super famous Bible verse that is super misused, causing two super problems. So that has got to stop. In Luke 11 Jesus is teaching His followers about prayer. He models prayer for them via what we know as “The Lord’s Prayer,” (as if He only...
believe, Bible, doubt, faith, fear, God, growing, hope, Jesus, peace, spiritual growth, testimony, trust
There are things about God you and I will never understand. I’m being reminded of this a lot lately. As I teach through the entire Bible, chapter by chapter, questions arise. Questions I once asked but now know the answers to… Questions I once asked but...
believe, Bible, faith, God, Holy Spirit, hope, joy, Paul, peace, Romans, trust
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 Paul wrote this to the Christians in Rome as a blessing after exhorting them to be unified and accepting of one...
Bible, God, hope, Jesus, Law, obedience, redemption, Romans, Ruth, sin
I don’t know why, but it struck me this morning how comforting it is that God uses our sins for good. I’m not saying our sins are good, obviously. I’m saying He takes our stupid decisions and eventually uses the results for good purposes. Of course,...
1 Peter, Bible, conflict, friendship, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, Peter, relationships, spiritual growth
I have a love-hate relationship with relationships. I love them when they’re going well, but I hate them when they’re going poorly. I love them when they are well-established and comfortable, but I hate them when they are new and awkward. I love them when...
