Feb 12, 2024 | Character of God, Christian Life, Truth & Theology
Have you ever felt as if a sermon or Bible passage had been aimed directly at you? Imagine that you and a friend read or hear the same message that describes God’s love. Afterward, you go out for coffee or lunch and share your thoughts. How Would You Describe...
Mar 4, 2022 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Kingdom of God, Truth & Theology
As you and I consider the ever increasing and more sinister tragedies befalling our world today: terrorism, wars, human trafficking, school shootings, abortion – our hearts cry out in deep despair for justice. And rightfully so. Yet at the end of the day, if we...
Jul 2, 2021 | Evil & Satan & Sin, Idolatry, Truth & Theology
The concept of generational curses originates in a handful of passages in the Old Testament. With one exception, these were written during the time of Moses and are specific to the nation of Israel. The passages often accompanied God’s warnings of ‘blessings’ for...
Feb 10, 2021 | Christian Life, Evil & Satan & Sin, Truth & Theology
I don’t like snakes. They simply creep me out. Maybe you can relate. They seem to fall into that category of things that instinctively conjure up feelings of fear, revulsion, or evil. If you were to ask me, there are plenty of good reasons. Their beady little...
Jul 31, 2020 | Evil & Satan & Sin, Perseverance, Truth & Theology
“How are you feeling?” my friend asked. “Numb . . . Spiritually. Emotionally. Mentally. I feel numb.” Maybe you can relate. Perhaps you feel like you’re in a fog or heavy cloud. No matter how each of us describes it, the isolation is having a very real effect. Even as...
Jul 29, 2018 | Character of God, Idolatry, Truth & Theology
I recently watched a documentary on the tragedy of the mid-west “Dust Bowl.” A man who lived in the area his entire life scooped up a handful of dirt and exclaimed to the reporter, “Look, it’s upside down!” We stripped the tall, native grasses from the land,...