John Stott once wrote, “The resurrection is God’s decisive demonstration that he had not died in vain.” Do you know what makes Christianity unique? The resurrection of Jesus. Do you know what sets Christianity apart…
Are you pouring crimson regret and betrayal, dying, praying, bleeding and screaming, “am I too lost to be saved? am I too lost?” “Consequently, [Jesus] is able to save to the uttermost those who draw…
The Gospel Changes Everything. But if the Gospel changes everything, why do we reach for “doing” rather than “believing”? People love, love, love their religion. Religion makes us feel good. When we participate in religion,…
This kind of thinking is no gospel. Where is the good news? This writer says, “If your love is distracted by someone else then you are not worthy. If your love is not given completely,…
Paul writes in his second letter to the church at Corinth, “But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all…
Yesterday we had a discussion of idols. Today, we will look at examples of what we discussed previously. Some examples of personal idols: a) Workaholism. Work becomes the thing you live for–to be productive and…
There are two things in Scripture that are classified as “the power of God” 1) The Gospel 2) Jesus Himself Romans 1:16-17 – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the…
One statement that irks me says something like this, “Love is a decision – decide to love today.” Really? And we know this for sure? What drives me nuts about statements such as this is…
Why Am I A Christian? I am sure many people out there question why anyone would be a Christian. “That’s just crazy stuff!” However, there are very real reasons why people are Christians. The very…
So, I’ve watched this video: KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. It tugs my heartstrings. I want to do Something. Anything. And then I read this short post discussing the video: http://www.how-matters.org/2012/03/06/good-guys-bad-guys/ BUT the…