Category: Spiritual Growth
Beware of Study Bibles
I like resources that help me understand the Bible. My collection of commentaries grows yearly. The amount of books I own addressing various areas of theology numbers in the hundreds. There are a couple of websites that I visit regularly where numerous Bible study tools are...
Becoming a Multimillionaire
Have you ever dreamed about being rich? I’m sure you remember the story Jesus told. A man goes on a journey and divides up his wealth with his slaves. One gets five talents, one two, and one receives only one. They were told to use the...
Audacious Prayer
Christians must be people who pray with audacity, not because we deserve an answer, but because God will give it. When one of Jesus’ followers requested of Him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John also taught his disciples,” Jesus’ response was two-fold. He first...
Am I Saved?
If you are asking this question, take heart, you are already pointed in the right direction. In a world that loves to wonder – “Am I fat?” “Does he love me?” “Will I ever be rich?” – it is crucial to be concerned with the most...
A Tale of Two Cindys
A few years ago, two women began attending the same local church at roughly the same time. Although these women didn’t know each other, they shared striking similarities. Both came from abusive backgrounds, both were substance abusers, both were unmarried but living in sexual immorality, and...
A Plundered Man
Everything went well for a while. For the first few years after “getting saved,” Richard attended church regularly and really got involved. You could not keep him away. When the church met in any fashion or for any reason, he was there. He read his Bible...
A Peace March
“Worry is a fast getaway on a wooden horse,” said author Stanley Horowitz. Are you a person who worries? The apostle Paul says you shouldn’t. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;...
A Look That Kills
As believers, we must “watch over our souls” diligently. For every one who could be accused of being overly conscientious to the point of debilitation, there are hundreds who neglect self-examination altogether. The job isn’t done by merely seeing what we are, however, but when we,...
A Legacy of Faithfulness
In Psalm 90:16-17 Moses prays, May your deeds be shown to your servants, your splendor to their children. May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us—yes, establish the work of our hands. Faithfulness in the...
A Kind of Pleasing Pain
True Christians should be the most contented people on earth. After all, think of what they have been given: spiritual understanding of the vast treasures in the Word of God, the blessed assurance of forgiveness, the soul-anchoring hope of eternal life, the present delight of knowing...
