Last year, I wrote a blog series titled “Who is Jesus?” where we looked at the person of Christ. We discussed the fact that Jesus is both fully God and fully man. If you’ve never read that series, here’s a link: Who is Jesus? This year, I’d like to focus on the work of Christ….
Read MoreFrom the Archives: Trials and Cozy Coupes
Note – The following is a re-post of one I wrote in May 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since we’ve been looking at passages in the book of James, I thought it might be fun to pull it out and take another look. Sometimes, you read something that sounds ridiculous. When our kids were little,…
Read MoreSpecial Post: A Bigger Threat than al-Qaeda?
I read an article last week that really stirred my emotions. Two men were discussing one of our political leaders. It doesn’t matter who any of the people are, and I won’t post a link to the article. This isn’t a political post. It’s a theological post. But more than that, it’s a post about…
Read MoreHow to Win the War Within You
The Bible says that each of us is in a constant state of battle. This conflict is within us, and it’s a battle between what God wants for us and what we want. It’s a battle over whether to submit to God or our selfish desires, over what we want to do and what we…
Read MoreYour Desires that Battle Within You
We’re looking at some lessons in the book of James, one of the most practical books in the Bible. We’ve talked about both the damage and the good that our mouths can do. One of the things we said is this: what comes out of the mouth reflects what’s in our hearts. If we have…
Read MoreWatch Your Mouth, part 2 – Be positive!
Our words matter. When our kids were little, they weren’t allowed to say the word “stupid.” One day, my wife was at a crowded grocery store on the same aisle with some of our church members. The girls were sitting in the grocery cart, or, as we call it in the South, the buggy, when…
Read MoreWatch Your Mouth
When we were young, we used to say, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But is that true? Lots of us still feel the pain and carry the scars of words others have said to us. One day, a dad came home from work tired and grumpy, and…
Read MoreYour Daily Quiet Time
Do you have any habits you don’t like? Or that are annoying to others? What about habits that are good for you? Here’s one habit that’s beyond good for you and that I hope every believer has — a Daily Quiet Time. What I’m talking about is a regular time each day that you spend…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Read Lately
I like to read. A lot. I’m not sure whether that’s a strength or a weakness, but there it is. I like both fiction and non-fiction, biographies, history, theology, you name it. People ask me about books I like, so I thought I’d share some books I read (or, in some cases, re-read) and enjoyed…
Read MoreComplete Series List 2020-2022
Since in the last post I listed all the blog topics November 2022 through September 2023, I thought I’d list all the topics from March 2020 through June 2022. Blog Series March 2020 through June 2022: Back to the Basics (Discipleship) Victory Over the Trials The Fruit of the Spirit The 23rd Psalm Answers about…
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