It takes some work for me to avoid both sarcasm and taking the offensive. But when someone says to me “I like Jesus, just not the Bible”—on a good day, I respond, “Tell me what you like about Jesus.” How would you respond?
Read MoreThe beauty of science, and the scientific method, is one of open curiosity — even curiosity about God and miracles.
Read MoreNo one every required me to Tithe before I prayed to receive Jesus as my Lord and Savior. How about theories regards the beginning of the universe?
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Read MoreThe enemy knows if they lose their stronghold over a human’s mind regards the Bible, they have lost.
Read MoreBeing able to talk to someone about why you believe the Bible — someone whose starting point is that you “are a loon” — takes some thought ahead of time! How would you answer the question of “Why do you believe the Bible?”
Read MoreWhen you engage someone in an earnest conversation - who has a very different view — what is your starting point?
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Read MoreSomehow - even our best intentions get us in the wrong place - sitting over God.
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions - take effort - let’s make sure we are focused on what is most important!
Read MoreSome of our best efforts to understand, have turned back on us.
Read MoreThere are forces, forces through the centuries, that have sought to lessen God’s plain Word.
Read MoreThere is a cost of close involvement with God and His Word. Are we willing to bear the cost,
Read MoreRich ideas have power…consider spending time to go deep…
Read MoreGod constantly calling—you might even say chasing humankind –- is a never-ending theme of the Scripture
Read MoreWhat I am proposing is, over the course of every week, we each spend 15 minutes, about 3 to 4 times a week…and see where God might take us with His Word.
Read MoreThat definition sets a “high bar” for Scripture engagement. Attaining that high level requires understanding how, as adults, we each can best be drawn into the text. It is no surprise the “best” method varies based on the individual.
Read MoreWe are not reading Scripture to simply learn. We are reading to be changed by God. “Head knowledge”, understanding what the text says, is certainly a necessary step. Yet it is insufficient in the process of transformation by itself.
Read MoreJust like marriage, the degree to which we “do things” is completely a function of the depth of our relationship with the other person. Therefore, the depth of our worship, etc., is a function of how well we know God.
Read MoreI identify myself as a follower of Jesus, yet there are parts of me that seem less from Jesus and more from this world.
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