2 Peter, faith, God, growing, Jesus, Peter, power, spiritual growth, Uncategorized
(If you read the title of this post and thought, “I can be ineffective and unproductive right now by reading this blog instead of doing ______,” then we’re going to be great friends. Sarcasm is my spiritual gift, and I salute your wittiness.) Now, in...
believe, Bible, Genesis, God, power, spiritual growth, trust
I love when the Lord asks people (us) questions in scripture. He’s never asking for His benefit; He knows all answers to all questions, being that He is God and whatnot.No, He asks questions to spur us on to examine our thinking about Him so we can discover...
anxiety, Bible, fear, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Philippians, power, sin, temptation, worry
My pastor said something I didn’t like today. He read Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God,” – and then he offered this...
2 Corinthians, abortion, Bible, Ephesians, God, growing, Holy Spirit, Jesus, marriage, ministry, pain, parenting, Philippians, power, self worth, spiritual growth
I’m not sure how it happened, but I seem to be friends with more and more people who are “green” and “organic” and “work out” and “don’t eat crap”. They never eat anything not grown in their own backyards,...
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...