Bible, God, Gospel, grace, grief, hope, Isaiah, James, Jesus, Matthew, pain, sin, Titus
I was all set to write an article about how there’s no such thing as a “good Christian.” It was going to be all about how oxymoronic that phrase is – none of us are good, that’s why we need Christ in the first place. Except I didn’t...
Beth Moore, Bible study, God, James, Martin Luther, service, works
This semester I am teaching James a la Beth Moore, and let me tell you, it’s not for the faint of heart. James is a pretty blunt guy who doesn’t seem to put up with any excuses. Thursday we were discussing the infamous faith and works verses the made...
God, Spiritual legacy, testimony
(For Part I of my story, read Spiritual Legacy: I Once Was Lost.) There I was, 14 years old and finally willing to believe that there was a God. But my everyday life didn’t change. I was still a disgruntled teenager with no hope for the future. I was bitter...
Spiritual legacy, testimony
I was not raised in a Christian home. My parents were both raised Catholic, but neither practiced that religion once they became adults. In fact, they raised my brother and me without any religious influence whatsoever. They wanted us to choose for ourselves what...
