But for us there is only one God. He is the Father. All things came from him, and we live for him (1 Corinthians 8:6, NIRV). Can we logically prove the existence of God? One of my favorite authors is William Lane Craig. In his writings, he proposes the Kalam Cosmological Argument for the existence […]
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Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted (Psalm 25:16, NASB1995). A prison once stood on the banks of the Neva River that flows through St. Petersburg, Russia. It held mostly political prisoners. If you were sentenced and entered this prison, the guards would turn their backs as you passed
This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you (2 Timothy 1:6, NLT). Have you ever felt a relationship waning, your faith growing lukewarm, or hot becoming cold in a one-time favored pursuit? It’s a natural response as our endurance often
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Massive amounts of books, blogs, podcasts, and YouTube® videos exist on the topic of the End Times. It’s confusing, I know, so I will help all of us by summarizing and editorializing everything written about the Second Coming in 500 words. These ideas are generally accepted: That’s it, my 500-word summary, but I’ve only written
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Remember Jesus Christ. He came from David’s family line. He was raised from the dead. That is my good news (2 Timothy 2:8, NIRV). The Bible teaches two disciplines with memory—first, how to forget the past, and second, how to remember the past. It’s Memorial Day weekend in the U.S.A. We remember those who have lost
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Today we are considering the Ziphites. Think Judas and Benedict Arnold when thinking of the Ziphites. They were from the tribe of Judah, David’s kinsmen, and they betrayed him to King Saul. Have we ever been betrayed by family or close friends? This is the backstory of Psalm 54. As David writes… For strangers are
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Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter (Matthew 7:21, ESV). Walking in the fulness of God’s blessing depends on knowing God’s will. Below are a few benefits of walking in God’s will. What
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During a one-to-one discipling session recently, we were talking about change in our lives. The man I was discipling said… I used to be a basketball coach, and I always told my team that our victory was in the transition between defense to offense or offense to defense. HHHHMMMHHM—a perfect example of a disciple teaching
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I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! (Psalm 139:7, NLT) The Bible teaches the omnipresent existence of God. He is everywhere. But have we ever asked, “Where are you, God, when I need you?” It might not feel like it, but the answer is right next to
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At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain and to eat (Matthew 12:1, ESV). In this Interruption, we are going to learn a new word. It’s “palimpsest.” Palimpsest, pronounced “pa luhmp sest,” is an obscure word that serious Bible scholars immediately recognize.
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