Colossians 2:6-7 - So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, [7] rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Off to a Great Start We start off so well. With great gratitude and enthusiasm we bow before the throne of our King. …
Romans 1:21 -For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. Militant Atheism Much has been made over the last few years regarding the emergence of militant atheism’s evangelistic crusade to rid the world of ignorance. Specifically, …
John 18:36-37 - Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jews. But now my kingdom is from another place.” [37] “You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason …
It’s popular today to talk about being on the right side of history. But what does Jesus say about that? It seems he’s much more concerned about being on the right side of truth. And he also let us know that when we were on the right side of truth we are therefore on the …
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James 3:13-18 Default or Discipline We are going to take a look at two kinds of wisdom and two sources of wisdom. There’s a quotation I first heard from Ken Boa that I think will help us think through this together. “The world will define you by default; but the Word will define you by …
Today’s episode looks at the deepest longings of our hearts. Christians believe that God has placed eternity in our hearts and nothing else in this world but God himself can really satisfy that desire. You can check it out by clicking the image below and listening to it on the podcast platform of your choice.
John 12:24-26 - I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds. [25] The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal …
Ecclesiastes 3:11 - [God] has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Restless Hearts Great saints of God have beautifully, if feebly, attempted to capture the height and depth and weight of such a majestic verse as this. In his Confessions, Augustine wrote, …
Living Wisely Autopilot Have you ever caught yourself cruising through life, somewhere between autopilot and sleeping at the wheel? “Wise” would not be a word we would use to describe ourselves during those lapses of intentional living. The Apostle Paul addresses this very thing in Ephesians 5. Earlier in Ephesians, Paul dealt with how those …
My daughter just began the most wonderful blog (my unbiased assessment) to share her writing with the rest of us. I thought I would share one of her posts with you. Here's a snippet... In a world where the common call to people my age is to do big, enormous, ambitious things, it's an act …
