12 Actions Scripture Says We Must Do to Live with God Balance Old Testament Commands with New Testament Freedom Psalm 15 opens with one essential question, phrased in two ways, that most everyone asks, either out loud or to themselves. In this...
Should We Meditate on God’s Word? As We Read the Bible May We Imagine All God Has in Store for Us I’ve always been wary of meditating. It seems so mystical, so ungodly. This is because I encountered the idea of meditation from Eastern religions...
Church Discussion Questions from 52 Churches I’m preparing to go to Church #1. The enemy harasses me. I don’t want to go. I now understand why the non-regular church attender can so easily stay home despite their best intentions. The living room...
Living Stones: Replacing Temples and Priests Through Jesus we become his priests and his temple, which should change everything In the Old Testament the people go to the temple to encounter God. The priests help them in this. They act as a...
How to Confront Someone: Lead with a Story Nathan takes a wise approach when confronting David about his sins King David, a man after God’s own heart, is far from perfect. After the Bathsheba affair and the subsequent murder of her husband at the...
Deliver Us from Evil Pray That God Will Protect Us from Harm Do you ever ask God to protect you from evil? You can. It’s biblical. It’s part of my morning routine, and based on what I’m about to share, I want to be more intentional about making...
Reflecting on Church #52: Misrepresented Services With our journey of visiting fifty-two churches over, I can reflect more on the complete experience. Today, I’ll add to my thoughts about Church #52. This church offers two services. They call the...
We Need to Stop Interpreting Scripture Through the Lens of Our Practices The Bible should inform our actions, not justify our habits Christianity has its traditions and religious practices. We often persist in them with unexamined acceptance. And...
Those in Power Must Curb its Use or Risk Becoming Corrupted By It When leaders have absolute power they can commit terrible atrocities In the early days of the nation of Israel, a time under its first king, we witness a bad transition of...
Let’s Celebrate Resurrection Sunday Instead of the confusing messages about Easter, focus on Jesus rising from the dead On Resurrection Sunday, let’s place our emphasis completely on Jesus. After he died as the ultimate sin sacrifice for all...
