Running confidently toward your giant

Every week, I meet with a group of men through Bible Study Fellowship to review and discuss a Bible lesson. This week, we were looking at the early life of David, the teenager who would become king of Israel. One section of his early life stood out in our discussion, and it pertained to 1 […]

Faith is necessary, but it is action that really gets things moving

When attempting to start any faith-based goal, the most important element is faith, but you also need action. When you step out on faith, you display action. Then, God can steer and guide movement. But, he can’t propel you to begin. He has given each of us free will to make our own decisions, whether […]

Do daily devotionals qualify as Bible study?

I enjoy listening to what people say they are learning about God and themselves whenever they read the Bible. After all, the book is alive and active (Hebrews 4:12). It offers life giving encouragement, and many folks enjoy talking about the most recent revelations they have discovered during their studies. However, when I ask people […]

Small groups offer the wisdom of diversity

Diversity gets a bad rap these days because it is so often correlated to tolerance, and tolerance has its roots in the “nothing is ever wrong” movement. As Christians we are told we must be tolerant of others who don’t think like we do. After all, we are told, what is true for us may […]

Have you heard of, met or do you truly know Jesus?

I had someone ask me the other day if enough people prayed for someone who isn’t a Christian, that a loving God would overlook that person’s lack of faith and allow him or her into heaven. It’s a tough question and one that, undoubtedly, all Christians face when confronted with unbelieving parents, children, spouses and […]

What if we embraced forgiveness?

Image of group of people spelling the word FORGIVE

You want to change the world? Forgive the people from your past. You will find a tremendous relief from the burden you have carried with you for many, many years. Free from the burden, you can then help others by encouraging them to forgive as well. You can help them be victors, not victims.

A revolutionary failure

It is because of sin that relationships are messy. The problem has been around since the beginning of time. But a society that cast off all constraints cannot hold people accountable to actions that were considered normal decades earlier.

Yes, you can enjoy a peace that transcends understanding

Besides forgiveness for all the stupid things we have done in our lives and the opportunity to enjoy eternal life free of disease, sadness and sin, Christians also have one gift they can enjoy right now, in this lifetime. Christians can enjoy a peace that transcends all understanding, as is promised to us in Philippians […]

Should you be tithing time, too?

Many people are familiar with the biblical command to tithe, or give the first 10 percent of income back to God. Malachi 3:10-11 gives the justification for doing so. “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if […]