Feb 22 4 min Grace for the Worst of Sinners Grace. Pastors explain it. Hymns proclaim it. Seminaries teach it. The Bible is filled with it. But, do we really understand grace?
Feb 9 5 min The Longing for Forgiveness It is noon. The scorching sun bakes the earth with waves of radiating heat. The Master is tired and weary. His feet are hot, sore, and ti...
Jan 13 6 min Before You Open Your Bible 9 Heart Postures to prepare you to read your Bible I recently read a short book (Short books are my favorite!) entitled, Before You Open ...
Jan 5 4 min 10 Deeper-Life Prayer Requests for 2021 A little girl prayed, “Heavenly Father, please bless my mommy and daddy.” This prayer voiced from a genuine heart is a good place to begin.
Oct 5, 2020 3 min Set Free The poem “Set Free” expresses the Christian’s struggle with sin, self, and our archenemy, Satan. The devil’s greatest tool tempts you...
Jul 20, 2020 2 min What are Spiritual Sacrifices? The inspired text of 1 Peter 2:4-5 says, “As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,...
Apr 15, 2019 2 min Day by Day Guide for Passion Week Sunday – Jesus triumphant entrance into Jerusalem Matthew 21:1-11 Mark 11:1-11 Luke 19:28-40 John 12:12-19 Monday – Curses the fig tree o...
Jan 21, 2019 4 min How the power of the Word of God Changed Augustine's life His name was Augustine. He lived from 354-430 AD. When he was 11, he and some friends stole fruit from a neighbor’s garden. He says, "I d...
Sep 5, 2018 2 min The First Step To A Gospel-Awakened Heart There are no grace graduates. You never, never, never, never, outgrow your need for the grace of God. The Christian life is not about s...
Jun 29, 2018 4 min Examples of Fasting In the Bible We can sometimes have the idea that fasting is for the “Navy-seals” of the Christian faith. The mom busily changing diapers, shuttling k...