So much of our lives are spent hearing! So much of our lives are lived with words flowing in and out of our mouths and ears. Our hearts and minds really are word factories!
Our hearts and minds are word factories!
Beware of Your Audience
So much of our angst and anxiety occurs because we feel like we have to do things so that people will see how well we are doing.
The Gospel is For Christians!
It IS true that the Gospel is ‘good news’ for unbelievers, but it is MORE true that the Gospel message of Jesus’ death and resurrection is even gooder news for Christians!
Making Disciples at our Kitchen Table
"And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers." Acts 2:42 It is surprising how often, after 40 years have gone by, that I think of conversations that I had with my parents around our kitchen table. We also had them in our living room,... Continue Reading →
Preparing For My Personal Bible Study
These are the notes from a class we teach at our church, Grace Fellowship. What are some things you do to get ready to study the Bible? Last week, we looked at Psalm 1, and considered that living our lives in the Word, and by the Word is God's natural way for us to grow... Continue Reading →
“The Reason We Have Abortion At All”
There's a lot being written about the leak from the Supreme Court, and the hopeful news that Roe v Wade might be finally falling. Let's pray it is so! I read this article from Christianity Today and now want to write something for my church because the article displays an attitude about abortion that some... Continue Reading →
We Are ALL Trans-Something
Seriously, how in the world could a man actually think that he is a woman? I have been struggling with this for so long now that it has come to feel like there is really no connection between the 'trans' movement and my life, except...
We MUST become Smugglers of the Word!
How do we go about doing this? We let God speak for Himself! We throw the Word on the ground and let IT bear fruit! As I think about the struggle of those Dark Age Christians and how they lived and died to get the Word to places where people could hear it, I asked myself this question and I want you to think about it with me as we move on into the Spring and Summer:
“How can I smuggle the Word into my conversations with our community?”
Three Books To Read on Homosexuality
This past Sunday in my church, I spoke about Bill C-4 that passed in Canada, and about the city ordnance that is being proposed in Indiana on how people can counsel when it comes to homosexuality. I told my church that I think this is the issue where many people, Christian or just conservative, are... Continue Reading →
When Praying 1 Timothy 2 Is Hard
I've had to lay low all week, being sick. Here's a thought that's encouraged me early in the morning when I couldn't sleep: 1 Timothy 2.1-2 is even more vital for the Christian when the people we are praying for are doing evil. Paul knew that. He wasn't exactly talking about a righteous, Godly government... Continue Reading →
Throwing the Word 