I’ve heard people comment that the Bible is too general. I’ve heard (and probably said it myself) that if God would just be specific, I would know what to do and I would do it. Well, take heart! God prompted the apostle Paul to be very specific with the new ...
Read More »You May Be Their Only Link to Heaven
That snooty girl at youth group. The arrogant professor who openly disdains Christians. Your passive-aggressive coworker. The world has no shortage of people that can make daily living painful. And it doesn’t end when you graduate high school or college. Selfishness abounds, and so difficult people are plentiful. I was ...
Read More »What Does Godly, Good Fruit Look Like?
Jesus made it very clear that a tree is known by its fruit. He says in Matthew chapter 7: “A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.” Now He was specifically speaking of false prophets in this passage. However, it is also true ...
Read More »“Lord I’m Ready Now”–When You Need to Surrender
Just a couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my decision to make a drastic lifestyle change which resulted in me giving up my full-time career to tend to some pressing family matters as well as to focus my energies more intentionally on using the gifts God has given me. ...
Read More »Signs of a Mature Christian
“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and ...
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