Years ago, I was swimming in the ocean, having fun with my friends, and enjoying my summer in Florida. All that fun came crashing down with a single wave. This was a very special wave, though. It possibly had a rock, or a giant fish, or maybe a devil in it. Then again, maybe it […]
spiritual growth
Dealing With The Problem
Also he removed Maachah his grandmother from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah. And Asa cut down her obscene image and burned it by the Brook Kidron. – 1 Kings 15:13 1 Kings 15 contains the history of Asa, King of Judah. The Bible says that when Asa became […]
Our Relationship With God
There are things that we need to know about our relationship with God, and if we don’t know, they can cause our downfall. There are things that we need to know so that we can act on them. It doesn’t matter if you know something if you’re not doing anything with it. That’s why we’re […]
You’re The Problem
Have you ever had times where you just didn’t feel like things were working? No matter how hard you tried, no matter how much effort you put in, no matter what you did, it just didn’t work. And after all that, have you ever found out that the corrective solution was as simple as following […]
The Foundation of Faith
The other night in our karate class, we started out the second class (the intermediate class) with warm-ups. These warm-ups consisted of stretches and a variety of kicks. In fact, this is how just about every class starts. In fact, I would say 99% of classes start this way. Those 99% of classes include doing […]
Loving People Is Not The Most Important Thing
I’ve previously talked about the proper place of relationships when it comes to our relationship with God and other people. You can check it out on the website. I wanted to look at our relationship with other people a little more because sadly, most people’s closest relationship is with other people, not God. And of […]
No Mere Man – Part 2: The Results Of Carnal Christianity
What are the effects of living as a Carnal Christian? Living a life of carnality as a Christian might seem appealing at first—doing whatever you want and still thinking you’re headed to Heaven. But in reality, it’s a slippery slope that can lead to denying Jesus Christ and going to Hell (yeah, not so appealing […]
No Mere Man – Part 1: The Carnal Christian
Imagine you’re at a party with your friends and a bunch of other people that somehow know your friends.All seems to be going well. The music is blasting, the energy is high, and everyone is having a great time. But amidst the excitement, you notice something strange going on. People are doing all sorts of […]
The Benefits Of Reading And Studying The Bible You May Not Know
You may be wondering what role the Bible should play in your life. You know, besides being God’s Word straight to the human race about how much He loves us and provided for us through His Word and what He has done through Jesus Christ. With so many other things competing for your attention, from […]
Feeding On Music
Let me ask you a question – “Who is your favorite Christian musician?” Since I’m asking questions, let me ask a few more – “Why?” “What’s your favorite song by them?” And finally, “What scriptures back up the lyrics in their songs?” When I first accepted Jesus Christ as my Savior, I remember trying to […]