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This Little Light of Mine
It’s a simple song, but it has a profound message—straight from Scripture—”This Light of Mine”. It comes from a the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus tells us that His disciples are the light of the world (Matt. 5:14). Let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, New Testament, Parenting
Tagged church, deeds, discipleship, distraction, faith, faithfulness, growth, leadership, light, love, meaning of life, obedience, religion, sin, truth, works
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Prayer, Faith, and Work
The above combination are a powerful team of spiritual actions. They are at the center of every great, every miraculous, and every victorious event in the Bible. Chances are that you may already know this, and may be asking why … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Leadership, Christianity, Church Growth
Tagged actions, answer to prayer, answers, belief, blessing, faith, faithfulness, generosity, grace, obedience, petition, prayer, religion, sacrifice, sin, wisdom, works, worship
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Do any of these bother you?
Mark Twain famously said, “Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.” While Mark Twain (Samuel Clements) seems to have not been overly religious, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged baptism, christian faith, confession, courage, discipleship, disobedience, evangelism, faith, faithfulness, forgiveness, grace, hope, love, meaning of life, obedience, only way, religion, repentance, sacrifice, salvation, sin, theology, truth, wisdom, works, worship
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The Green Beans of the Christian Life
I was amazed many years ago to find out what Weight Watchers at the time was suggesting for a diet. Green beans! Tons of them! “How in the world could that be good for a diet? Is there some special … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church Growth
Tagged Christian activity, Christian growth, faithfulness, good deeds, meaning of life, morality, obedience, putting away sin, repent, repentance, sins, wisdom, works
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Vanity, vanity, all is vanity — Ecclesiastes 1-3
So, today we bravely dive off into the book of Ecclesiastes! It’s not a book for the satisfied-with-the-status-quo. It’s challenging, starts you thinking, wondering what you’ve been doing and why. It’s philosophical in places and jolting in places. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible commentary, Christianity, Old Testament
Tagged Ecclesiastes, existential angst, fool, meaning, purpose, Solomon, wisdom, works
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Justification available to all — Romans 4-6
First of all, I need to apologize for the lateness of this posting. Sundays are full of a great many things for preachers, and, of course, yesterday was a Sunday. The busyness of the day kept and distracted me from … Continue reading →