What’s More Important, Family or Church? We need to order our priorities with intention and do what matters most Whether we realize it or not, we form priorities to order our lives. For most of my adult existence my number one priority has been...
5 Things Jesus’s Disciples Did We are to go out and preach repentance under the power of the Holy Spirit After Jesus calls his disciples, he trains them and then sends them into the world. He gives them five simple instructions: Go out: To be...
The Three Priorities of a Church: Butts, Bucks, and Buildings The things religious leaders focus on may not matter to God at all The modern church measures success by attendance, offerings, and facility size. Perhaps this is because the world...
What is Our Answer When Jesus Calls? A grand adventure awaits us but only if we are willing to leave what we have behind The first chapter of Mark talks about Jesus calling his disciples. As he walks along the shore, he comes across two brothers...
Should We Pray “If It’s Your Will?” We can learn to pray by following Jesus’s example, as long as we don’t misapply it When it comes to praying, there is no better teacher than Jesus. Perhaps that’s why many of his followers memorize the prayer...
The Light of the World and the Light of Heaven God will shine so brightly that we won’t need the sun to see As the epic battle in Revelation continues, just before Babylon—the symbol of all that’s evil—is about to receive her final punishment, an...
How Can We Reconcile Violence in the Bible? Through Jesus we can discover our response to violence and oppression Seldom a day goes by when we don’t hear of terrorists who commit violence and murder in the name of their faith. These religious...
Let’s Not Forget Who’s in Charge Good and evil are not equal and opposite forces In Revelation we read about the dragon and the beast, a great battle, and the tribulation the whole world faces. Embedded in the middle of this epic tale, we see a...
How Can You Shrink Your Church? We live in a world that thinks bigger is better, but that’s not always true Our modern-day society evaluates things based on size. We celebrate magnitude, with bigger being better. This includes church. We often...
Does Silence Scare You? We need to learn to worship God in silence, doing nothing but standing in awe of him The Book of Revelation is an amazing book. However, I fear that many people miss the point of it. The intent of Revelation isn’t to give...
