Pursuing a holistic expression of Christian faith that is true to the Bible and applicable for today’s world.
Consider What the Bible Says About Salvation If you ask someone, “What must I do to be saved?” or “How do I become a Christian?” a common and perhaps frequent answer is you have to ask Jesus into your heart. While this isn’t entirely incorrect, it isn’t fully correct either. It’s also an answer that […]
Discover What the Sovereignty of God Really Means We know that God is sovereign. But many people misunderstand what this actually means. As a result, they struggle with their comprehension of their Sovereign Lord’s character. The word sovereign appears nearly three hundred times in the Bible. Aside from the book of Ezekiel, most of those verses are […]
Avoid False Gods In the second of God’s ten commandments, he says, “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3and Deuteronomy 5:7). From this we understand that God expects us to put him first above all else. We see that there is only one true God. Yet this command also acknowledges that other gods […]
Through Jesus Our Sins Are Forgiven and Forgotten What happens after we sin? From a physical and emotional standpoint there may be consequences that we’ll have to deal with. From a spiritual standpoint, those who follow Jesus need to confess their sins to their Savior. He will forgive us and purify us. We can count […]
Consider What Loving Our Lord Means in Tangible Ways If you’re like me, you may readily state that you love God. Emphatically so. But what do we really mean when we say this? What does our love for God look like? Do we truly love him? Love God and Love Others Jesus says that we’re […]
We Can Control How We React The prophet Jeremiah is in Jerusalem. He writes a letter to the exiles in Babylon. Let’s not rush past the word exiles. These exiles suffered much. Exiled First, Babylon conquered the nation of Judah. Then it captured the people. Next it forcibly relocated most of them to a distant […]
Standing Before God’s Judgment Seat When you die, will you stand before God’s judgment seat to give an account of your life? Yes. Paul says we’ll all stand before our Lord to give an account of what we did (Romans 14:10-12). God’s Judgment Seat Does this idea of appearing before our Creator fill you with […]
What to Do When You’re Restricted, Held Back, or Trapped Do you ever feel like your life is stuck in a box? Does it seem that you’re restricted, held back, or trapped? It’s time to break out of your box. It’s time to become all that God has created you to be, to make more […]
Consider What Drives Your Accomplishments A thought-provoking line in the book of Isaiah grabbed my attention. I’ve plucked it out and meditated on it. It addresses the true source of success. This one-liner, a mere half of a sentence, says, “All that we have accomplished, you have done,” Isaiah 26:12. This statement emerges as both surprising […]
The Right Way to Fast To fast means to go without food. Though I’m still looking, I haven’t found any place in the Bible that commands us to fast. I was sure I’d find a reference to it in the Law of Moses, but it’s not there. In fact, the first time the Bible mentions […]