The vast majority of people in the world today believe the Holy Bible is either irrelevant, or at a minimum, terribly outdated.  The only time either is true is when WE fail to align our lives and our thinking with…

I’ve done some crazy stuff in my life.  Most of the stuff I did in my pre-Christian days I find difficult to even talk about. My testimony, no doubt a work of the Lord, is still difficult for me to…

God is always at work helping those He loves to grow.  One of the ways He does that is to present us opportunities to deny ourselves and sacrifice for either Him or others.  What often happens is we see these…

There’s an interesting bit of errant theology I repeatedly get questioned about by young people.  They’ll tell me they believe they are “saved” or “born again,” then they ask me if I believe God will forgive them for the stuff…

There’s something about human nature that can make each of us do silly things at times…. and “church folks” are no exception to that rule.  I’m always stunned and amazed at our ability to burden Christ’s sheep with “stuff” they…

It’s a fairly often occurrence when one person or another tells me that they “believe in God” but that they don’t believe Jesus was the Christ.  Many folks find the whole “Jesus is the ONLY WAY” thing way too confining. …

During their extended time in the desert, the Jews of old were promised by God (via Moses) that he would provide for them in every way.  He provided water, spiritual guidance, and even food.  Even unchurched folks could pass a…

There are a lot of things I give thanks for each day, but one I rarely seem to remember.  God’s Word tells us to rejoice when we “suffer” for the name of Christ!  Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t…

I don’t know what it is about human nature, but few of us ever grasp the idea of grace.  We just can’t understand God has forgiven us, and we need only accept payment to receive it.  Flawed as it is,…

Sometimes life is really tough!  I guess we all know that, but it sure doesn’t seem to stop the tough times from sneaking up on us again and again now does it!  Looking back though, there’s not a tough time…