In the past several entries, we studied who our King is. Now I want to discuss who we are because He is our King. A while ago, I was relating to a couple of friends that Father’s Day is kind of hard for me. You see, my parents are both God fearing Christians, and apparently… Continue reading Children of the King
Tag: Faith In God
Faith Minus Reason Equals Irrational Unbelief
This post was first published during April 2014. –ed. Many people mistakenly think of faith as inherently noble. A once-popular song extols the virtue of faith, or believing: “I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows.” No one really believes that, of course, but that is not the point. The song is a paean… Continue reading Faith Minus Reason Equals Irrational Unbelief
A Strange Encounter on Sacred Ground
The woman at the well is a familiar figure to most churchgoers. This poor Samaritan woman from John chapter 4 has managed to gain a semi-regular role in many Sunday sermons and Wednesday night Bible studies. She has been held up as a poster child for everything from social justice to stylistic worship preferences. Yet… Continue reading A Strange Encounter on Sacred Ground
Blessed Assurance
This series was first published in January 2019. -ed. God is holy and we are sinful. Those two inescapable truths should frame our entire worldview. They also explain the terror God’s saints always felt during the divine encounters recorded in Scripture. It shouldn’t surprise us that even the apostle John collapsed “like a dead man”… Continue reading Blessed Assurance
Fixing Our Eyes on the Unseen – Blog – Eternal Perspective Ministries
Do you have a life verse? Mine’s 2 Corinthians 4:18. It’s on our web page and at the end of every email I send: So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (NIV) What does Scripture mean… Continue reading Fixing Our Eyes on the Unseen – Blog – Eternal Perspective Ministries
Sunday Stillness – John 8:12.
Sunday Stillness – John 8:12 I always see God in the sun – as it reminds me that He is the Light of the world. There is never darkness when we have Jesus. He is the Light of life. Today is Sunday Stillness. Do you have a Scripture that spoke to you this week? Please link… Continue reading Sunday Stillness – John 8:12.
Switching Your Faith On — iWork4Him
When I was 18 years old, I memorized Matthew 5:14-16. Jesus’ metaphor here makes a lot of sense – and it really applies to our work. I’ve got a good friend who runs the ministry WorkLife.org. One of the things he talks about in his ministry is how believers “switch off” their faith when they go to… Continue reading Switching Your Faith On — iWork4Him
The Story of Daniel in the Lions Den
The story of Daniel in the lions den is one of the most familiar stories in the Bible. It showcases a dependence on God while fascinating children of all ages. It also provides to all who read it a glimpse of God’s grace and justice. Then the king gave orders to arrest the men who… Continue reading The Story of Daniel in the Lions Den
Whatever It Takes
Christianity In one of my favorite stories in the Bible, four men carried a paralytic to Jesus. When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the word… Continue reading Whatever It Takes
Heroes of Faith in the Bible – Christian Personal Development
The stories of these heroes of faith in the Bible will strengthen your Christian faith. The faith stories in this post are stories of people that were most unlikely to be called Bible faith giants but their faith exploits have elevated them to this status. I want you to let the Spirit of God help… Continue reading Heroes of Faith in the Bible – Christian Personal Development