Giving with Wisdom and Love
I remember seeing a t-shirt with something like the words, “Jesus said, I love you this much. Then he stretched out his arms and died.” On the back was a picture of Christ outstretched on the cross. This is the role model we have as followers of Christ. Love until it hurts.
read moreTheology In Worship
Every Christian has an opinion on the hows and whys of worship, on if it’s just for Sundays, on if it’s limited to music, on how it incorporates into our daily living, on how it pleases God, on how it benefits us, and on and on… Most would agree that worship, whatever it looks like, is a key element in our Christian experience.
read moreEveryone Loves Free Stuff!
I have a confession to make. I like free stuff. I remember when I was a kid signing up at the Baskin Robbins ice cream shop to get a free scoop on my birthday. Boy, I couldn’t wait for that postcard to come in the mail just before my birthday saying I could bring it in for a free cone. To this day I still like getting stuff for free. I mean, who doesn’t right?
read moreIt’s All about Grace
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” When we know him, we know truth. There is no lie in him. There are no discrepancies between the way he acts and what he says. When we tell people that God is Love, we’re not saying that’s all he is. He is also righteous, and holy, and just.
read moreGrow in the Knowledge of Christ
We become students of Jesus. We pray and we study the word of God so that we might know he who is truth. You must know what is true, so that you can say: This is outside of the truth. This is counterfeit, this is not Jesus.
read moreThe Last Trumpet Sounds the End
(and the beginning of all things being made new) A recent discussion prompted me to review the scriptures and the reasons why I believe Christ’s return to establish his kingdom, the resurrection of the dead in Christ, and the “translation” of the living saints, commonly called “the rapture” all happen at the same time, at the blowing of the “Last Trumpet” of 1 Cor 15:52. Let’s look at some scriptures… 1 Corinthians 15:51-53 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall...
read moreThe Hierarchy of Blessing
“Let all things be done decently and in order.” – 1 Cor 14:40
God wants to bless his church and God wants to bless the marriages of his people. But our God is a god of order, and he has established a way in which his blessing will flow.
I Will Not Let Go, Jacob’s Story
The most well known story of Jacob is when he wrestled with the Angel of the Lord and said, I will not let go until you bless me. This tenacity was not a newly developed character trait of his. He was a fighter from the womb. He was a believer in himself and in the promises God had given him through his mother Rachel, his father Isaac, and his grandfather Abraham.
read moreGod’s Divorce Certificate
In this essay (1400+ words) I explore the idea of Israel as the people of God breaking their covenant with God, and the consequences of that infidelity both for Jews and all those outside the people of Israel.
My conclusion is the controversial idea that the Christian church has replaced Israel as “the people of God.”
read moreLaying A Fleece Before The Lord
Often when Christians face momentous decisions Christians find themselves listening for the still small voice of the Lord, reading the scriptures more, praying, fasting, and sometimes even laying a fleece before the Lord, by which they mean a test for God to prove that it is in fact His voice and His leading that they are following.
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