I spoke at length last night with a Christian woman who admitted her occasional struggles with whether or not she has truly been saved. This is not a rare conversation ...

I have really been wanting to get to this portion of the blog series that I've been in over the last few weeks. It's time to address what God is ...

Recently, the preaching schedule at my home church has allowed me to take regular time to listen as one of the other pastors preaches. On those Sundays, it has been ...

“No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” - Luke 13:3 Jesus wrapped volcanic words like those above in a blanket of love, sensing no ...

Moses met Him at a burning bush when he no longer had confidence that God could use him.  Hagar encountered Him when her husband had cast her and her son out, ...

It is the most widely read book in the history of civilization.  It has been translated in its entirety into 469 languages - more than any other book .  People ...

In 2007 something was birthed in my heart from Heaven. The process is a little too involved to be included in today’s post, but the result of this leading of ...

If you wake up and attend a local church today which places the preaching of Scripture in a primary place, then you are part of a diminishing minority.  Throughout church ...

God is working a highly proactive plan in your life. He is not casual about you.  You are not lost in the innumerable mass of humanity populating the planet.  He ...

Allow me to provoke you to consider something about the Kingdom today.  Most followers of Jesus are clear concerning our mission as the people of God.  We are called to ...

As Christians read, study and meditate upon Scripture there occur some shifts within them.  God’s Word begins to layer our minds and hearts with truth that seeps down into that ...

We need heroes in the faith.  Someone to inspire us, someone with whom we sense a connection of purpose and spirit, someone who coaxes us beyond our fears and out ...

In John 8:31-32 Jesus said to some who had believed on Him: "If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and ...

“You are not thinking long enough nor hard enough about this, Jeff.” So came the words from a person whom I trust and love.  His commitment to Christ is unquestionable ...

Sitting on a bench in a dugout at a softball field twenty years ago, I was caught off guard by a man who look disgusted when he found out that ...

I’m noticing something about the followers of Jesus with whom I spend much of my time.  Whether they are young or old, American or of international birth, male or female… ...

I used to like to hide from God.  Somewhere along the way I picked up the notion that I had God summed up fairly well and I could cram Him ...

Two years before God graciously saved me I began to read the Bible.  It was a weird experience then because I had no enlightenment from the Spirit to help me ...

Wishing each and every one of you a blessed year to come, I want to leave you with a very brief thought on this first day of 2012.  Something will ...

Okay, I just chose the above title in order to get you to read today's post about leaders and followers.  I repent of the manipulation but really hope it works. ...

"...the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness..."  Isaiah 61:3 What a drudgery life can be when our wardrobe is nothing other than cloaks woven with the threads of ...

This is for any and all who have bowed their hearts in trust to Jesus Christ: you need to be very careful not to make the following mistake.  If you ...

Perhaps it sounds a little strange but I want to let you know that I've been studying the topic of what it means to be saved.  To all my friends ...

God was gracious to me yesterday as He afforded more time to study than I've had in months.  My office phone didn't ring but once and emails to be answered ...

In a little more than a year, should God allow Amy and me to still be here, I predict that there will be a sigh of relief in the Lyle ...