It’s funny how things happen. This morning, my sister said, “I read the most interesting thing in Isaiah this morning!” And she proceeded to read to me the exact passage I was reading last Wednesday morning: If you get rid…
Should We Talk About Leaders in Sin?
I read a fascinating passage in Isaiah this morning: If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people’s sins… Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed…
10 Ways to Grow in Trusting God
Trusting in God is one of the foundations of the Christian life. It’s extremely difficult to live in faith, surrender, love, obedience, or other parts of relationship with God if you don’t trust Him. But when you do trust –…
Pursuing Truth
In our Christian experience today, we’re often told to pursue the truth – to decern the truth from lies. This likely comes from two places: 1) Paul’s admonition to Timothy, “Do your best to present yourself to God as one…
The Heart Behind Truth
Most people in the world today are looking for “truth” – or at least their own version of truth. They want to know what is real and what is fake. They want to see that truth lived out in their…
Can We Believe the Lies?
There’s been a debate going around my world of Christianity recently about the truth vs. deception. Specifically, the debaters ask: Can you still be saved and yet be deceived? In other words, can you believe a lie as a Christian? …