The Lord has blessed my wife and me with four children, and the two oldest who are 6yo and 4yo have developed a strong sense of justice. Even last night, my 2yo daughter’s growing sense of justice was shining through. I doubt a day goes by that I don’t hear them tell their mother, “Mom, that’s not fair!” or me, “Dad,…
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
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The Bible makes it clear that those who follow Christ are to smell like Him. No, don’t go running out to try to find a bottle of pure nard perfume to anoint yourself with (John 12:3). God is talking about a spiritual aroma and not a physical one. He tells us through Paul in 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, “But thanks be to God,…
Are you struggling with whom you are going to vote for in November? Are you being tempted to simply just stay home and not vote because you can’t vote for the incumbent, and you can’t bring yourself to cast a ballot for a Mormon? Yesterday, Baptist Press ran an excellent article summarizing the crucial conversation held at yesterday morning’s chapel at the…
A blessed Wednesday to you! It’s a good day to arise and praise the Lord, especially as the feel of fall is strikingly in the air. Today I’m going to take you back… way back to 1742. In that year, one of the finest hymns was put to paper called “Arise, My Soul, Arise.” Charles Wesley (the brother of the famous preacher…
In the year 2012, discernment is golden. To be honest, it’s always been that way. The ability to decide between truth and error has been needed ever since God created mankind and placed them in the Garden. However, given the current trying milieu of multiculturalism, multi-religiosity, and postmodernity, it just seems like discernment is needed now more than ever. Mark Twain once…
It’s Wednesday once again. Are you ready to do a little shouting?! A shout of praise, that is. There’s a lot to shout about, and today’s song will help you along. “Shout to the Lord” was written in 1993 by Darlene Zschech and published through Hillsong Music Publishing. It is by far the most popular song Zschech has written. In fact, here…
Have you considered Colossians 1:15-17 lately? It says: He [Jesus] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him. 17 He is before all…
The stillness of the night is shattered by the howl of a hungry wolf, making the wool of the sheep stand on end in terror like an electric shock just ran through it. Those little sheep really have nothing to fear as long as their brave and strong shepherd stands watching, ready to defend his sheep with his very life. The shepherd,…
I suspect that you are familiar with that fun Christian children’s song “Deep and Wide,” which alludes to the abounding grace of God found in Jesus Christ. The news of that deep and wide fountain needs to be spread far and wide. We need to spread the fame of God! To help you do that, here are 10 biblical ways to make…
Today I want to share with you a song that has been on my heart this week. I’m finding myself humming its melody and singing its lyrics. It’s a song published in 1787 from John Rippon’s Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors. No one is really sure who actually penned the words, but the melody is attributed to Joseph Funk from…