God, parenting, remember, Spiritual legacy, trials, writing
Soooooo many times in the Bible people are encouraged to remember what the Lord has done for them. Why? Because we tend to forget His work in our lives. When we don’t ACTIVELY pursue remembering, we forget. And when we forget how He has been faithful to us,...
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...
1 Corinthians, 1 Samuel, 1 Timothy, Acts, believe, Bible, Deuteronomy, faith, God, Heaven, idols, Jesus, John, Judges, Leviticus, Luke, Numbers, obedience, tolerance, universalism, worship
There is a popular idea out there that it doesn’t matter how you choose to worship, as long as you are sincere. Within this idea is an unspoken conclusion that, somehow, no matter which religion turns out to be right, the god(s) of that religion will honor the...
Bible, Bible study, Deuteronomy, God, Joshua, quiet time
When we miss the point of reading the Bible, sometimes we ask ourselves (and those in spiritual authority over us) why we have to read the Bible everyday. “Show me in the Bible where we are commanded to have daily quiet times,” we say, looking for a way to...
Deuteronomy, Exodus, freedom, Galatians, God, idols, Jesus, Judges, power, sin, tolerance
People are under the impression that they aren’t free unless they are allowed to do whatever they want. But that definition of freedom is lacking. Due to human nature, when we are allowed to do whatever we want, we freely choose to do things that will...
Bible, God, grace, growing, Holy Spirit, idols, Joshua, worship
We sprinted through the book of Joshua yesterday in Bible study. With only one documented screw up (Joshua 9), Joshua was one of Israel’s most faithful leaders. He was big on Bible reading and made it a priority for his people to know the Word so they could...
