In Whose Name Do You Pray? When You Pray, In Whose Name Do You Pray? This isn’t a trick question or a pluralistic way to approach the god of your choice. This is a simple question. When you pray to the God who is revealed in the Bible...
God Tells Abraham He Will Make Him into a Great Nation God Makes a Similar Promise to Moses In the book of Genesis, we meet Abraham. God takes a special interest in Abraham and gives him a bold promise. He pledges to make Abraham “into a great...
3 Keys to Successful Church Involvement Don’t Go to Church with a Passive Perspective: Be Engaged on Sunday Morning As a teenager, I often complained to my parents, “but I don’t get anything out of church.” Though they tried to reason with me...
Pursuing a Balanced Trinitarian Faith There is an amazing little booklet, sporting a tongue-twister of a title. It is The Threefold Art of Experiencing God: The Liberating Power of a Trinitarian Faith by Christian A. Schwarz. In a stellar example...
God Is Slow to Anger and It Only Lasts for a Moment God Loves Us and His Favor Lasts a Lifetime The book of Psalms gives us glimpses into God’s character and his love for us. Though some people view God, as portrayed in the Old Testament, as...
The Bible Presents Us with a Narrative to Inform Our Lives Reading the Bible as narrative frees us to experience God in a fuller, deeper way Continuing in our series of why I love the Bible, we’re on reason number twelve. I often say that I read...
Do You Want More From Life? Seeking a Spiritual More Do You Want More From Life? A Spiritual More? I’m not talking about more money, power, or prestige. I’m not even talking about more love or respect. I’m certainly not talking about the latest...
When Asked about Salvation, Jesus Said, “Follow Me” When people talked to Jesus, the discussion was often about the same thing, whether broached with the phrase “kingdom of God,” “kingdom of heaven,” “eternal life,” “salvation,”...
How Does the Old Testament Law Fit Our New Testament Faith? The Old Testament Law gets us started and points us to Jesus Why is the Old Testament Law in the Bible? How is it relevant for us today? Many followers of Jesus ignore the Law they read...
42 000 protestant denominations Christianity Today recently reported that there are 42,000 Protestant denominations. That is shocking. However, given that in the United States we have a consumerism mentality, this development is hardly...
