TOPICS: creation, destiny, foreknowledge, Genesis 1, good and evil, humanity, omniscience, theology
Do you ever feel like you need to “pay God back?” “‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.’ Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.” -Hebrews 10:17-18 “Jesus paid it all” is the title and refrain of an old …
TOPICS: forgiveness, Hebrews 10, moving on, new life, past, regret, remorse, sin
Do you ever get extra emotional when you hear certain songs? A friend of mine commented the other day, “I don’t know why, but Christmas songs always bring tears to my eyes, but they’re happy songs! Why is that?” Have you noticed this yourself? Maybe there’s a particular carol or …
TOPICS: carols, Christmas, crying, emotion, hope, memories, music, songs
Why is it sometimes hard to know the “right” choice? “But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.” -Hebrews 5:14 Life can sure get complicated, can’t it? Sometimes it’s just hard to know which …
TOPICS: discernment, good and evil, Hebrews 5, Holy Spirit, knowledge, morality
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. “On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941 America’s naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by the forces of the Empire of Japan. The attack sank four U.S. Navy battleships and damaged four more. It also damaged or sank three cruisers, three destroyers, one minelayer …
TOPICS: holidays, hope, peace, pearl harbor day, remembrance, war
Thursdays are usually geared towards answering theological questions I receive in my role as a pastor. However, today I wanted to share a piece that takes a brief look at one of the fundamental differences between Islam and Christianity. May it be a helpful tool for discussion and an encouragement …
TOPICS: Allah, apologetics, Christianity, Islam, peace, strength, surrender, theology, weakness, Yahweh
Do you ever wonder if your pain has a purpose? “Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.” -Psalm 135:13-14 Jesus Christ was ridiculously mistreated. He was mocked and murdered, abandoned and …
TOPICS: glory, pain, persecution, Psalm 135, resurrection, suffering, vindication
Do you ever wish you were “closer to God?” “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. But exhort [encourage, remind] one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of …
TOPICS: closeness, encouragement, exhortation, Hebrews 3, remembrance
Do you ever worry that you’re not getting enough done? “Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, …
TOPICS: anxiety, Psalm 127, rest, stress, trust, Work
TOPICS: commitment, contracts, covenants, Deuteronomy, divorce, law, Mark, marriage, Matthew, sex, theology
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