believe, Bible, fear, God, Jesus, Matthew, obedience, Peter
We all know the story of Jesus and Peter walking on water, but some things about it struck me differently today. First, Jesus made the disciples get into that boat and sail on ahead of Him INTO A STORM while he wrapped up a long day of teaching with some solitary...
1 John, 2 Kings, believe, Bible, faith, God, Isaiah, Jesus, John, pain, Psalms, spiritual growth
When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?” – John 5:6 Jesus had said this to a man 2000 years ago, but He may as well have said it to me. To you. The man in the verse...
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....
believe, Bible, evil, Genesis, God, Jesus, John, self worth
I don’t know if it’s a female thing or a human thing, but I seem to spend a lot of time and energy working toward one thing: feeling secure. Safe. Stable. Accepted. We can find security in a lot of different places… how much money is in our bank...
1 John, 2 Timothy, Bible, Colossians, Exodus, faith, Galatians, God, Gospel, Isaiah, Jesus, John, Leviticus, Romans
Isaiah 43:11-13. I read it and smile. Because the Old Testament always points to the New. The Bible isn’t 66 books – it’s one book pointing us to our need for the one God. “I, even I, am the Lord, and apart from me there is no savior.”...
1 Corinthians, 1 Peter, 2 Corinthians, Bible, Church, Ephesians, God, happiness, Hebrews, James, Jesus, joy, Matthew, Philippians, Psalms, spiritual growth, trials, Uncategorized
The fact is there are lots of awesome church people out there that have decided it’s not okay for them to leave their churches because they don’t really have biblical reasons to do so. So they are staying. Right where they are. And, truth be told, they are...
