I wasn’t born and raised a Southern Baptist. I was a born and raised a sinner. In 1980, I was born to my family in Bowling Green, KY. You hear of people who are “E. C. Christians,” meaning they only go to church at Easter and Christmas, but my family wasn’t even that. I guess my story is quite different from Brad…
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Undoubtedly, learning is thrilling, but being tested isn’t. Throughout my years of formal education, tests were almost always stressful and very difficult. With all the studying and cramming and pressure, they were in no way fun. However, I have to wonder where I would be educationally if I had never been tested. Where would you be? I suspect that we wouldn’t be…
The Apostle Paul was a man of great persuasion. That was probably his greatest goal other than glorifying God. He lived for the opportunity to persuade and convince somebody that God is worthy of devotion and that Jesus is the only Savior (Acts 18:4, 13; 19:8, 26; 26:28; 28:23-24). In fact, he tells us, “Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we…
“What is God’s will for my life?” Have you ever uttered those words? I know I have many times. Unfortunately, we often turn discovering God’s will into some sort of mystical, spooky thing when actually His will for our life is right before us. The foundation and starting point for discovering God’s will for us is found unmistakably in the revealed will…
We love music around the Simpson house, and in our opinion, it doesn’t get much better than The Isaacs. One of our favorite songs by them testifies joyfully in the chorus, “He’s taking care of me; in ways that I cannot see; He’s working it for my good just like He said He would, and He’s taking care of me.” What a…
What motivates you to be a man or woman of God? What keeps you going on, even on the difficult and trying days? What’s the fuel for your godliness? There’s an amazing passage in Nehemiah 8 were Ezra, Nehemiah, and all the recently returned exiles of Israel gathered together in the newly restored Jerusalem. The leaders opened the book of the Law…
CJ Mahaney of Sovereign Grace Ministries is writing a very helpful blog series called “The Pastor and Personal Criticism.” While it’s geared toward pastors, I believe it’s very helpful in dealing with personal criticism for all Christians. I really encourage you to read these as I am so that we will be better helped to handle personal criticism in a godly way…
One of my favorite songs from the country music group Alabama said, “Oh, I believe there are angels among us, sent down to us from somewhere up above.” The Scripture says that there certainly are angels among us, but they’re not just cute winged babies. These dudes are warriors locked in an epic, unseen battle between the forces of good and evil.…
Without a doubt, prayer is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. I mean, can you believe that the God of the universe takes requests from us? That He invites us into conversation? That He wants us to express our hearts to Him? That’s amazing! Inherent to the act of prayer is the reality that the one praying expects a “yes” to…
On my drive up to Lafayette, IN on Sunday, I had the privilege of listening to half the audio from this year’s Desiring God Pastors Conference. You can access the audio here and John Piper’s biography of Robert Murray McCheyne here. The theme this year was “The Powerful Life of the Praying Pastor.” Even if you’re not a pastor, it would be a…