The mistake we make in our study of the Bible …
My first Senior Pastor position was with a church in Southern California. One particularly friendly couple who had been a part of the church for years thought […]
20
Feb
2017
Category
Bible
10
Jan
2017
When devotional materials become a crutch …
Let’s immediately clarify something about the title of this blog post — I do not think using devotional materials for personal Bible study is bad. Not at […]
20
Dec
2016
One step to a better life …
How can you get the most out of life? How can you have the best life possible? A casual glance at popular publications reveal how we are […]
31
Aug
2015
If you thought gold was precious, check this out …
I’m busy, you’re busy, we’re all busy. But if I told you that I could get you some free gold today, could you make time to go […]
27
Jul
2015
Most Christians don’t have a good answer to this question. Do you?
The US Treasury Department has a special group of people whose job it is to track down counterfeiters. They are not trained by spending hours examining counterfeit […]
02
Jan
2015
Maybe this will help motivate you to get into your Bible …
There are a few New Year resolutions that are widely popular, such as pursuing losing weight and getting fit. Another one is reading your Bible. Very few […]
23
Sep
2014
If you like lists, what would you do with these?
It was a dangerous rendezvous, but I escaped safely! That sounds a little more dramatic than it was. This morning I had a meeting with someone at […]
12
Jul
2014
God is passionate about this, and it directly affects you …
If you scan through an average person’s full email inbox, many of the messages aren’t life-impacting, much less life-changing. But sometimes, receiving an important message can change […]
22
Jun
2014
Thank God for limits …
The first time I visited a Chicago suburb, I was taken aback by the back yards of the homes there. I arrived in Illinois from Arizona, where […]
01
May
2014
Why are you biblically illiterate?
In spite of a plethora of Bible studies, Sunday School classes, home groups, “life” groups, and other similarly named meetings of people for the intent of studying […]