Are you living in obedience and freedom or guilt and bondage? Many Christians mix these up and operate life in shackles of their own making. ♦ Just the very mention of the word ‘obedience’ can cause a quiet, internal stir… Read More ›
Obedience
RUTH 4 – An Obedient Resolution
God’s plans are not thwarted. The Bible reveals a long-term play of God’s plans for this world and mankind. A key theme is obedience. We get a further glimpse of this as this 4 chapter BOOK of RUTH closes out. ♦… Read More ›
Christmas and Obedience
The Christmas Story is full of critical decision points where characters have a choice to make that have implications. Some are obedient. Some are not, and have to live with the consequences. How does this relate to us today? ◊ One… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 6
Do you still sin as a Christian? Aren’t we supposed to have a “new life” and not sin anymore? Why do we keep struggling? How do we really change? ◊ If ROMANS Chapter 6 is about the Christian believer’s new… Read More ›
The Life in ROMANS 6
How does one go from old to new, sin to grace, death to life? It doesn’t make sense, until one becomes a slave to righteousness. ◊ If you look at the final verses of ROMANS Chapter 5, there’s the notion… Read More ›
The King’s Dream in DANIEL 2
Does God control the rise and fall of nations? Did the Book of Daniel really predict over 500 years of accurate history in subsequent years? Yes. ◊ While Chapter 1 of the Book of Daniel is fairly straightforward, Chapter 2… Read More ›
A Test of Obedience in DANIEL 1
Do you go along with the crowd and do what others tell you to do? Do you have set behavioral standards in life? Would you do what Daniel did? ◊ Daniel was only a teenager (most scholars place him between… Read More ›
The Disobedient Prophet in JONAH 1
There are some spectacular occurences in the Book of Jonah, starting in chapter 1. Weaved in the midst of these are 4 keys lessons for all of us today. ◊ Have you ever overtly rebelled against God? It could simply… Read More ›
Saints and Bumblers – All of Us
Many assume a wide gap between those we hold up to be saints or pillars of the faith and the masses. The truth is that they are fundamentally no different from any of us. ♦ There’s this natural tendency among Christians… Read More ›
A Husband’s Duty
There are 3 simple duties that men, as husbands to their wives, should be doing daily. How easy to forget; how unfortunate to do so. ♦ In the context of justifying my very busy recent business schedule, a Bible passage from… Read More ›
The Future-Spouse-Prayer Treatment
It’s sometimes hard to see beyond your children’s here and now. But they do grow up and the visions you convey to young minds have powerful implications. All the more so if you’re a person of prayer. ♦ In her broken… Read More ›
Rich, Young, and Confused
It’s natural to think that our status, money, sincerity, good actions, and even acknowledgement of God and religious principles can earn us credibility and points in this life and beyond. ♦ A young and successful man of stature and faith seeks… Read More ›