Is anger allowed in the workplace? In the home? By a leader? Surely it does not belong or might it? Reconsider the core of the Judeo-Christian worldview and the only Fully Righteous Author of it. The narrative of the inerrant Author is...
At the end of 2023 and as appropriate for my own spiritual edification, I reread the ancient Bethlehem story. It was noticeable that many historical birth details are recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke but omitted by Mark. If his writings were a gospel...
a slight but necessary change in how we think, honor, pray, and respond to God Satan’s device is to drive us back “to beseeching God for what God says has already been done” Principles of Spiritual Growth, Sanford, p.89 We are complete ‘in...
Lessons from the chalkboard and how NOT to be annoying Allow me to date myself and share a short physics lesson. Anyone remember the days of chalk and chalkboards? Checkout your local museum if it doesn’t register. Here, though, is a little known bit of...
Oh how dismissive we have become to consider the things of God. So quickly might we have turned and deemed Him outdated or irrelevant to the reasoned mind. Perhaps we have laughed along as God’s work and ways are dragged through late...
With Practical Implications Need To understand and articulate the value of corporate prayer within the community of believers Be instructed by and reminded of the content and practice of corporate prayer Gain insight (illumination) and motivation for corporate...
There are some things that God will not do apart from prayer. Period. Pray, we may or is it ‘pray, period’? May we have mulligans in prayer for pace of life or service priorities? May planning and actions trump prayer? Or.. must we...
According to the Bible, your life is an integrated whole which includes body, mind, and spirit. God is your Life-Giver. In theological language we are described as tricotymous. Remove any aspect of our being and we would be a different being but non-human. Remove the...
Who is your nearby friend? I hope you have a few or many. And I hope they know your loyalty, appreciation and, yes, even your dependence upon them. The Ancient Proverbs identifies the nearby friend as one who is long-standing, perhaps...
Is your trust solely in Christ? Have you accepted His forgiveness for the guilty sentence which you bear? Yes, dear friend we are all guilty of missing the mark, God’s high standard of holiness. The penalty for missing that mark is eternal...