abortion, evangelism, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, meaning of life
On the hard days – the days I want to walk away from all this faith stuff – I put one foot in front of the other and walk anyway… I drive past the shotgun houses – every other one boarded up – and a man drinking a 40 at 9 AM on a Tuesday....
1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Bible, Church, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, Paul, Philippians, Romans, spiritual growth, Titus
Yesterday I struck a nerve by writing an article called When it’s not Okay to Leave Your Church. My main point was it’s not okay to be selfish, and leaving your church because your personal preferences aren’t being catered to is unbiblical. I would...
Bible, God, Holy Spirit, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus, John, love, spiritual growth
Some 700 years before Jesus was born, a prophet said of Him, “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace,” (Isaiah...
2 Corinthians, Acts, believe, Bible, evangelism, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, meaning of life, Romans, testimony
I’ve read about Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead a time or two. But when I read John’s account again last week, something new grabbed my attention. Which is something I adore about scripture. But that’s a different post. After Jesus, exhibiting...
anxiety, believe, Bible, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, John, pain, Proverbs, spiritual growth, wisdom
It’s been a long time since I’ve wept tears of frustration over the scriptures. In fact, I don’t know if I’ve ever done that… But I did Sunday night. Uncontrollably. There are a lot of theological “issues” I can’t wrap...
Bible, Bible study, freedom, God, grace, Holy Spirit, quiet time, spiritual growth, Uncategorized, works
Last year I jumped on the band wagon and read through the entire Bible in a year. I’m glad I did it. It forced me to read parts of the Bible I rarely venture into, and it gave me a good overall view of all that Scripture contains. When I finished, I started...