believe, Bible, blessings, Exodus, faith, Genesis, God
On Sunday our pastor preached on Genesis 12. Verse 1 reads, “The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.'” (The previous Thursday I taught on the same passage. ...
believe, Bible, faith, God, Matthew, Proverbs, trials
Last week I was wracking my brain, trying to solve a problem. Fix. Win. End. A problem. And in so doing, I communicated with several friends about the problem. My friends have been a vital part of my sorting out the problem. I owe them a debt of gratitude for...
believe, Bible, evangelism, faith, God, Heaven, Jesus, John, sin, truth
Christianity is often distinguished from all other religions because it is the only religion (except maybe universalism, which says everyone goes to Heaven no matter what) that is not works-based. While the other world religions require men to be good – to do...
Bible, evangelism, faith, God, grace, Job
My church is inviting everyone to read through the Bible chronologically this year. And to make it more exciting, they’ve recommended a website, YouVersion, to help. (And, seriously, it makes it more exciting! I love the change of pace of reading the Bible on...
faith, God, growing, Job, tragedy, worship
I just read Job 1. You know, that uplifting account of this righteous guy that Satan attacks because God is confident that Job will still praise Him. And verses 20 and 21 stopped me in my tracks. Job has just learned that he has lost all of his children in a...
Bible, faith, God, growing, happiness, Heaven, service
My chief objective in life is to meet my needs and satisfy my wants myself right now. Call it human nature. Call it self-preservation. Or call it what it really is – sin. In no way, shape, or form is my approach to life biblical. Nothing in it speaks of serving...
