How To Respond When God’s Will For Your Life Differs From Your Plan
As a continuation of my last post (When God Had Front Row Seats To A Murder), I want to address God's will in the lives of His people. In that last article I mentioned that it sometimes hurts to be a worshiper of God. Life isn't always daisies for a believer. … {Read Full Article}
When God Had Front Row Seats To A Murder
Wondering what God's will for your life is? Maybe God's will for your life is that you don't live much longer. Ever thought about it? Obviously, I have no idea whether or not God's desire for you or me is that we die any time soon. (I hope it isn't, by the way.) … {Read Full Article}
What To Do When Cliques And Insurgents Infiltrate Your Worship Service
Nobody likes cliques, especially when they invade the Sunday morning worship service. What should a church do when cliques begin to form in its membership? Have you ever thought about that? Isn't it strange how a group of believer's can come together to worship the … {Read Full Article}
The Beauty In Filling An Entire City With The Gospel
As a continuation of my last post, we’ve been looking at how God introduced persecution to the early church in the book of Acts because they would not leave the city of Jerusalem in order to share the gospel with other cities (nations). Although much blessing was … {Read Full Article}
How Spiritual Chastening In Jerusalem Led To The Glory Of God In America
My wife and I have five wonderful children. Three are ours biologically and the two youngest were gifts from God through international adoption. Each of our five children are equally precious to my wife and me. The manner in which they came into our family is totally … {Read Full Article}
How Your Local Church Can Get Blessed Like The Church Of Acts Chapter Three
Jerusalem was meant to be a city, not a Christian church. Jerusalem was to be a starting line of evangelism and discipleship, not the finish line of Christianity. Jerusalem was to be the spring-board into Judea and Samaria, not the very pool itself. In other words, … {Read Full Article}
7 Blogs Christian Writers Ought To Visit Regularly
I love reading blogs. Wait, let me rephrase that. Actually, I love reading quality blogs tailored for Christian writers. Yes, that's much better. I probably frequent about 20-30 blogs on any given day. I certainly don't (can't!) read everything these bloggers … {Read Full Article}
The Great Commission: Why Buy The Cow When The Milk Is Free?
Most Christians (like myself) know they are supposed to share the gospel with unbelievers, but most Christians rarely---if ever---actually do. Have you ever thought about that? Ever since the church was born shortly after the ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ, the … {Read Full Article}
How To Respond If God Sends Angels To Speak With You
Have you ever thought about those two angels that spoke with the believers on the mountain as Jesus Christ was literally ascending into Heaven right before their very eyes? I have. I haven't heard any sermons preached about that incident, as far as I can remember, but … {Read Full Article}
When God Plays Truth Or Dare
In my last post I began to articulate how God both cherishes and guards the purity of His church. He is serious about holiness and obedience in the finer things of life, not merely the bigger ones. One of the last comments I made in that post was this: Nevertheless, … {Read Full Article}
It is Hard To Leave Jerusalem When The Pews Are So Comfortable
Our exalted Christ guards the purity of His church with a holy passion. Just ask Ananias and Sapphira, who were both struck dead after donating a large chunk of money for the needs of the poor, yet lied about the finer details of the gift. God is serious about the sin … {Read Full Article}
8 Reasons Why You Should Start Blogging Today
There are no doubt hundreds of good reasons why Christians start blogging, but I think they can all be lumped together and then be boiled down to only eight. (At least that is what I plan to do here, so hopefully it works!) Because blogging platforms like Wordpress … {Read Full Article}
4 Things You Need To Know About How To Get To Heaven
Who gets to go to Heaven and who has to suffer in Hell forever? Who ultimately gets to decide and what are the criteria for figuring it all out? Where do the good people go and where do the bad people go? And what does a person need to do or believe or understand in … {Read Full Article}
What To Do Next Time A Cellular Phone Rings During Your Church Service
If you've been going to church for any length of time in this technological age then you've likely heard a cellular phone ring during a Sunday morning church service. I know I have. Although they are distracting, I'm always amazed by the uniqueness of the ring tones. … {Read Full Article}
