What You’ve Learned from a Teeny, Tiny Bug
You are seeing God’s wisdom during this pandemic. Like Elijah, we look for God in the great and bombastic moments of life but find him in the lesser things, the small, the tiny, the microscopic. Elijah heard the wisdom of God in the sound of a low whisper (1 Kings 19:9-18). Sometimes the biggest lessons […]
“But God Made Me This Way!” or, Another Excuse for Surrender
I’ve lost count of the number of times I have heard this statement. It usually comes from someone justifying a lifestyle or behavior. One might explain away his temper by saying, “I just have a short fuse.” Another might say, “I’m not good at confrontation” while avoiding a brother in sin. Many justify their active […]
5 Excuses for Surrender
Except for surrendering to Jesus. It is bad to give up. We don’t quit in the middle of things. Whether it’s on a battlefield, in the workplace, or in a relationship, it is embarrassing to surrender. Yet, we see it every day; people giving up on their faith and buying into Satan’s lies. Why? I […]
Jesus in 6 Verses
The Endorsement of Sin
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!“ Isaiah 5:20 Our culture is confused. That which is evil is called good despite the clarity of Scripture. We have become a society that endorses sin and […]
A Line in the Sand
When the Bottom Falls Out
“No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it. ” (1 Corinthians 10:13, NET Bible) 1 […]
The Cheerful Giver
Beyond Myself
Would you agree that most people today think first of themselves and then of other people? Would you also agree that for most people the world revolves around them? Galileo had nothing on today’s people. Most folks think they are the center of the universe. Consider the last 10 posts you read on Facebook. How […]