Christian Living… The Christian is Both Sinner and Saint 14 Oct 201323 Oct 2013 Show me someone who says “Christians are not sinners” and I’ll show you an idiot! But Show me someone who says “Christians are all saints” and I’ll show you someone…
Family… Marriage Counseling 3 Oct 20123 Oct 2012 I just got off the phone with a dear friend who is pastor in Kenya who asked for prayer having found himself counseling a disturbingly large number of people struggling…
Discipleship… Flip the Switch 22 Sep 201222 Sep 2012 Why is it that no matter how we have seen God provide for us in the past, we never seem to fully learn that lesson? Anxiety, worry, and doubt seem…
Sovereignty… Three Undeniable Truths 5 Sep 20125 Sep 2012 There are three truths that Scripture makes very clear: We have free will: the freedom to choose to do whatever we want. God holds us responsible for our choices. God…
Discipleship… Beware of getting caught up in learning at the expense of doing. 30 Aug 201230 Aug 2012 This is a favorite way that the devil likes to attack the church, and it is very insidious because it has the appearance of personal piety. It is very easy…
Discipleship… Love and Leadership 17 Aug 2012 It is not possible to lead the way God wants unless we are loving the people we are leading. The leadership given by Paul and the rest of the Apostles…
Discipleship… Growing Up and Moving Out 5 Aug 20125 Aug 2012 The Great Commandment tells us what the godly life looks like; a life of love for God and a love for our neighbor. Everything Scripture teaches leads back to these…
Discipleship… Five Things Parents Can Do To Make Home A Place Of Spiritual Nurturing. 21 Jul 201221 Jul 2012 I have been spending a lot of time in Ephesians lately—especially on chapters 5-6 where Paul is talking about the relationship between family and the Church. The Bible teaches that…
Discipleship… Lost in Translation 2 Jul 20122 Jan 2014 A few years back I heard this story at a conference: A school superintendent told his assistant superintendent the following: "Next Thursday morning at 10:30, Halley's Comet will appear over…
Discipleship… The Back Door 8 Jun 201121 Aug 2012 I have a young friend in college who has had the desire to go on a short-term mission trip this summer. She wanted to work in an orphanage or school…