If God Heard a Report on You, What Would it Be? Paul sends Timothy to check out the church in Thessalonica The missionary Paul and his crew wonder how things are going with the church they started in the city of Thessalonica. He can’t send them...
The Bible Reminds Us of Our Heritage Reading the Bible helps inform us of who we are I love reading the Bible. While the entire Bible is useful to teach us about God and inform our faith journey (2 Timothy 3:16), I particularly enjoy the stories...
All Progress Faces Opposition Our response to resistance determines the outcomes we realize In the beginning of the book of Ezra we have the story of Zerubbabel, who under direction of King Cyrus, begins to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem. His...
Embracing the Rhythm of Daily Prayers Talking to God on a regular basis is key to life and faith; don’t live without it The Bible talks about praying in the morning, at noon, and in the evening (Psalm 55:17 and Daniel 6:10). Though never a...
What’s Your Life and Legacy? Amon did evil in the eyes of God and did not humble himself A reoccurring phrase in the books of 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles is about people who “did evil in the eyes of the Lord.” In these four books it...
Should We Embrace a Social Gospel? Though many are quick to criticize the social gospel, we would be mistaken to do so The primary way we learn words is through divining their meaning from context and everyday usage. That’s how children learn to...
Choose With Care Whose Advice You Heed King Rehoboam made the costly mistake of listening to his friend’s advice Rehoboam succeeds his father, Solomon, as king. He inherits a sweet situation of a nation experiencing peace, enjoying power, and...
What Are You Thankful For? Take time to tell God what you are thankful for, not just on Thanksgiving, but every other day, too The church I attended several years ago had a Thanksgiving practice of having members stand to share what they were...
The Power of David’s Example David models bold action and his nephew learns from it Most people are familiar with the story of David and Goliath in the Bible. It tells of the young boy David, armed only with godly confidence and a sling...
Is Spiritual Truth More Important Than Christian Unity? Arguing over what is true has divided Jesus’s church for centuries I’m a huge advocate of Christian unity, that as Jesus’s followers we should all get along and live in harmony...
