Prayer has always been the way God has chosen to show himself strong on behalf of those who called upon him. If prayer is that powerful and has that kind of value, then the practice and habit of prayer ought to set a whole new direction for each of us. The brief expositions that followContinue reading “Can You Hear Me Yet?”
Category Archives: Spirituality
Really Free
Our liberation is a reality only in the places of our lives where the free Spirit of God is released, where he is in control. Father, according to Your Word, it is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything else that will cause a brother or sister to fall (Rom.Continue reading “Really Free”
Can We Know Anything for Sure?
Many today fail to see the importance of grounding their reasoning process in reality in spite of the fact that whatever is not based on reality is un-reality, in other words, unreal. The slippery slope of subjectivism and relativism is the result of such “reasoning” manufactured in the imaginations of the mind rather than inContinue reading “Can We Know Anything for Sure?”
The Quiet Power of Ordinary Devotions
As Christians, we are not interested in merely reading our Bibles. We want to be moved, inspired, changed by what we read. We do not wake up early simply to pass our eyes over the pages of Scripture. We come to meet God (1 Samuel 3:21). We come to taste honey and gather gold (PsalmContinue reading “The Quiet Power of Ordinary Devotions”
It’s Not a Waste of Time
I lay alone in the hospital bed with searing pain coursing through my body. For three months, I had been unable to stand or sit for longer than 30 minutes. The doctors had no solutions for my constant nerve pain and debilitating muscle spasms. In my agony, I wondered if my calling to Christian teachingContinue reading “It’s Not a Waste of Time”
How Satan Comforts the Bereaved
My Dear Globdrop, Words fail to express how pleased I am that your man attended his uncle’s funeral, after all. You did well to heed my counsel, nephew, despite Screwtape’s unsolicited “advising to the contrary.” Last week your great uncle and I engaged in a lively dispute concerning the question at hand: Is encouraging theContinue reading “How Satan Comforts the Bereaved”
Many Christians Struggle to Read the Bible on Their Own
Many Christians struggle to understand Scripture without help from others, new research has found. Over half (57%) of the 1,002 US Protestant churchgoers surveyed by Lifeway Research said it was challenging to make sense of the Bible when they read it on their own. “Churchgoers are ready to defend the Bible as true and asContinue reading “Many Christians Struggle to Read the Bible on Their Own”
How Do I Wait for God?
In one sense, God works for everybody. He makes the sun rise on the just and the unjust. He sends rain on the good and the evil. He brings seedtime and harvest, even for his rebellious creatures (Matthew 5:45). God does work for all his creatures, and all of this is meant to lead usContinue reading “How Do I Wait for God?”
How To Respond to Social Media Enemies
The early promise of social media is that it would help us make friends. But as it has matured, it seems better suited to help us make enemies. Long gone are the happy days when it was all about connecting with others around shared interests. Today it seems to major in beating down others othersContinue reading “How To Respond to Social Media Enemies”
The 5 Friends You Need to Stay in Touch With
“Social distancing” is poor phrase for what we’re going through right now. What it means is good — people should be physically distancing themselves to protect each other from COVID-19. But socially, we need to be closer than ever — lovingly pouring into each other through whatever safe means we can. That can mean Zoom,Continue reading “The 5 Friends You Need to Stay in Touch With”
