The Bible talks quite a bit about the wilderness, in part because there is a lot of wilderness in the land where the people of the Bible lived! Everyone knew about the wilderness; the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for…
We Don’t Have to Put Down Others to Love the Victims
Love doesn’t criminalize, demonize, or otherwise put down one person or party in order to defend or restore someone else, no matter how wrong one party or the other might be. Love recognizes sin and isn’t afraid to call it…
Removing Fear by Removing Lies
One of the most effective ways I’ve found for overcoming fear is to simply look that fear squarely in the face. In other words, define it: What am I fearing here? Is it worth being afraid of or at least…
Thoughts About Passing Off and Receiving a Legacy
I’ve been listening to a lot of people talking about legacy recently – specifically, how to pass on a legacy. So in today’s post, I’ll cover some of their major points, but I’d also like to dive into how to…
Is God a Coping Mechanism or a Healer?
When we get into the presence of God, and we have a relationship with Him, or maybe we start praying, and we feel His presence, there’s a sense in which it can automatically change our perspective. This is a gift…
What Does the Bible Say about Women Functioning in Ministry?
Today’s topic is not one of my favorites, but we’ll briefly dip into it. There is a fair amount of argument within the church as to whether or not a woman should be allowed to speak a sermon from the…
Divine Dialogue: 60 Days of Journal Questions to Grow in Hearing God’s Voice
I finally, finally, finally published another book! (I think I published my last book in 2018…) With it, I hope you learn to hear the voice of God more clearly. The book is arranged with a brief introduction on how…
We Can’t Pick and Choose Our Sins!
The longer I live, the more concerned I become about how the average Bible-believing, Jesus-loving church in America picks and chooses what sins they consider “especially bad.” If you engage in those sins, you can’t attend their church – or…
Speak the Truth… But Only in Love
So often, we hear Christians speak the truth on social media and in real life. They put it out there: This is what the Bible says, this is what is true. They remember John 8:32, “you will know the truth,…
We Have Received Everything for a Godly Life!
The other day, I was reading 2 Peter and the following passage jumped off the page: Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One…