Are You of More Noble Character? Examine the Scriptures every day to see if what people say is true The book of Acts tells about the early church, with the latter two thirds of it focused on Paul’s travels and interactions with the various city...
I Heart Jesus Saying Happy Valentine’s Day to God is a great way to spend this Sunday When I read the New Testament I see a God of love. God sends Jesus to earth out of his love for us. Jesus dies for us because he loves us. In fact the only...
Is Jesus Our Model For Masculinity? Should we emulate the man who drove merchants from the temple and denounced hypocrisy? When I blogged about the need for a male role model, I wondered if the life of Jesus might stand as an example for men to...
Does God Ever Change? The God of the Old Testament seems different than in the New The book of Hebrews says that Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). And since Jesus is God (John 1:1), doesn’t that mean the God never...
Are God’s Angels Preparing Your Way? God sends an angel to guard and guide his people into the Promised Land I’ve read the book of Exodus a dozen or so times, but I never remember reading today’s passage. I’m sure it was there, but it never...
Where Have the Good Men Gone? Christian men flounder when they lack godly, masculine examples to follow I recently blogged about a felt need I have for a spiritual role model. Although I presently lack one, I have had them in the past. Almost all...
Is it Ever Okay to Lie? Telling the truth is not an absolute; there are shades of gray The descendants of Jacob (Israel) are enslaved in Egypt. They are prolific and their captors fear their growing numbers. To curb their population explosion the...
Do You Have a Spiritual Role Model? Having a spiritual role model is a great goal, but it’s not always possible Who is your spiritual role model? Who do you look up to or strive to emulate? I can point to several biblical characters I...
What Does an Eye for an Eye Really Mean? In one of the Bible’s more horrific stories, Jacob’s daughter, Dinah, is taken by force and raped by the outsider, Shechem. When Jacob hears of this he does nothing. Perhaps he fears for his life should he...
In Jesus We Are the Same: It’s Time We Start Embracing One Another Paul writes that when we follow Jesus there’s no real difference between being Jewish or Greek, slave or free, male or female, circumcised, uncircumcised, barbarian, or...
