Don’t Give Up! Part 2: Peter
One of the things I love about the Bible is that the heroes in it are so human. They were great men and women of faith, but they weren’t perfect. Only God is perfect (Matthew 5:48; Romans 3:23;… Continue reading
My Word for 2020
I don’t know if people are doing this where you live, but I’m seeing a lot of posts on Facebook choosing one word to characterize a person’s New Year’s resolutions moving into 2020. I’ve seen words like “strength,” “forgiveness,” “joy,”… Continue reading
Don’t Give Up! Part 1
Have you ever set goals or made good intentions, only to drop the ball and mess up practically the next day? Alas, that’s human nature. The key is what you do next. Do you give up, or do you pick… Continue reading
What is Pharisee-ism? How do you know if it describes you?
Can you spot a modern-day Pharisee? How do you know if you are one yourself?
I recently read a very interesting book by Timothy Keller called The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism (not an affiliate link).… Continue reading
Prayer is more than a suggestion
If you were completely honest, how would you rank your current prayer life? Non-existant? Mediocre? Ok? Strong? Or vibrant?
I doubt many of us (including me) would rate ourselves as having a “vibrant” prayer life. What does the Bible say… Continue reading
How do you worship God in the storms of life?
I had some shocking news this week. I won’t go into the details, but I am having a hard time believing that it is real. For one thing, I don’t understand the why behind it.
This isn’t the first time… Continue reading
Who are you trying to please?
Happy New Year!
Today’s blog will be rather short, but I pray it’s one you’ll think about for much longer.
Around New Year’s it’s common to think about where we’ve been and where we’re going. Here is a free a… Continue reading
It’s here! 40 Scriptures to Pray Over Your Children
What drove Nancy Ruth to write this book? How does it work? Today’s blog answers these questions.
Praying Scripture
We know we should read the Scriptures (Ps 1:1-2; Matt 4:4; 2 Tim 3:16-17; Rev 1:3),… Continue reading
Is Reason an Enemy to Faith?
The past couple of weeks we’ve been looking at worship. Last week we began looking at what it means to worship God with our “heart, soul, mind, and strength.” We started with the heart. This week let’s move… Continue reading
What does it mean to “love God with all your heart”?
Last week we defined worship like this:
“The meaning of the word ‘worship’ is to ascribe worth to something. In other words, it means to say and act like something has worth. It means to honor something, to say it… Continue reading
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