Women in the Bible: Anna Anna is widowed after only seven years of marriage. A devout woman, she dedicates her life to God, spending as much time as possible in the temple fasting, praying, and worshiping him. Anna is at least eighty-four years...
What Can We Learn from Cain and Abel? The First Brothers in the Bible, Cain And Abel, Also Provide the First Account of Sibling Rivalry. The first two people mentioned in the Bible are Adam and Eve. The next two people are their sons, Cain and...
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...
Let Us Draw Near to God 4 insights in how we are to approach God Because of who Jesus is and what he did for us, our relationship with God the Father changes. Through Jesus we have a new connection with Papa that we didn’t have before. We can now...
Do You Have These Misconceptions about Church? Many people carry misconceptions about the purpose of church, and we need to set aside that thinking Last Sunday in “What is Church,” I suggested we are the church. Church isn’t a place we go—not...
What is Church? The church of Jesus needs to focus on three things and master them all In our normal usage, church is a building, a place we go to—often on Sunday mornings. I’ll be there later today. Other definitions for church include a...
3 Ways to Worship God Worship means different things to different people, but what’s important is that we do it Some churches call their Sunday meeting a worship service. This has always troubled me. Yes, I knew that singing to God was a form of...
When is the Best Time to do Good? Helping others is one of many ways to worship God I like the stories about Jesus helping people in need, such as by feeding them and especially by healing them. Even more I like it when Jesus confronts the...
Why Do You Fast? Some things are more important than religious practices, and we need to focus on what matters most I plan to fast one day a week. While I’m not as consistent as I would like, I follow through more often than I miss. Fasting is a...
Should We Be Busy For God? Being active at church may seem a wise use of time, but it’s often misplaced action One Sunday at church I passed our associate pastor as I scurried from one assignment to the next. “How are you?” he asked. Instead of...
