Book Review: Short Stories by Jesus, Amy-Jill Levine
The way Levine presents the parables, they challenged me to look at myself and my attitudes and beliefs and to ask if I was doing as Jesus illustrated.
Christian Households, Col. 3:18-4:18
Relationships have both benefits and rewards when the Lord is the third strand in it.
How to Choose a Bible Study
Three considerations when choosing a Bible study for individual or group use
A Month of Thanksgiving 2022
A month of thanksgiving for 2022. Building good habits to Christlike lives
Trusting God Leads to Fruitfulness
God takes the adversity of our lives, the struggles, and the challenges, and he uses them to make us fruitful. He tests our faith and that makes it stronger, not weaker.
Book Review: You are Never Alone by Max Lucado
From storms, times of lack, struggles with illness, wrestling with doubts, standing in the gap, waiting for an answer, Lucado offers the hope of Christ in us and with us who loves us, cares for us, and responds in power to our needs.
Set your heart, mind, and body on things above, Col. 3:1-17
It is only through the life of Christ in us that we manage to set our hearts and minds and bodies on things above. In his power, we can and do choose the Christlike way that we are called to walk.
What is the difference: Reading Plan vs Devotional vs Bible Study?
Devotional, reading plan, or Bible study… which one do I do and when is it right?
Trust in God Even When Life is Hard
When all seems lost or a spiritual crisis hits, trust in God. Trust, not asking God to do what we want or to bless what we are doing but seeking his will and doing that. Trust by being well with whatever lot comes your way and his peace will accompany you, attend your way. His love drives his actions toward you, meaning that they will be good.
Book Review: Trusting God Even When Life Hurts by Jerry Bridges
Unfortunately, Trusting God by Jerry Bridges is a disappointment, not addressing the hard questions nor convincing in its presentation of God’s sovereignty, wisdom and love as reasons to trust.
Complete in Christ - Colossians 2:8-23
Paul says that we need not be distracted or deceived by such things because we are complete in Christ, who is the fullness of God. Colossians 2
3 Warnings on Bible Interpretation and how to Heed them
We all need to be on our toes when using a guide or reading a book about the Bible. We need to use the Bible to sift any other text or theory we read. Only the Bible will explain if we have misinterpreted it.
To Trust and Obey a Loving God
Why is it easier to obey God than to trust him? Is that even true?
Book Review: Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans with Jeff Chu
The posthumously published Wholehearted Faith is a stunning collection of thoughts about how difficult this life that we have chosen can be, yet how rewarding it is to know our Lord and walk that chosen life. It describes the struggle of believing whole-heartedly as we are called.
Preaching Christ like the Colossians
In some way, it seems we can preach Christ with our lives. While we live Christ, our lives teach or preach who we believe in. The challenge is to ensure our preaching is consistently Christ.