Why We Struggle to Pray
For many of us, having a consistent prayer life is challenging. Why is that? Why is prayer not always our first response to sin, doubt, fear, pain, and even joy? Is there a spiritual battle to prevent us from praying? Is it because of false beliefs or unbelief about prayer?
The God Who Answers the Questions You Didn’t Ask
Have you noticed how Jesus interacts with certain individuals in the Gospels? He seems not to answer the question(s) asked or he seems to address a completely different topic. It’s almost like something was lost in translation, but it is not so. Jesus is intentional in how he interacts with individuals. Not only does he know how, but he also knows what to answer each one of us. He knows how to get us to understand God better, ourselves better, and our utter need for him….
4 Pillars of Wisdom
Do you want to be wiser? Do you want biblical, simple-to-remember principles to walk in wisdom? Are there certain things that always characterize wisdom?
When The ‘Christian Things’ Starve Us
Are you constantly weary, fearful of what tomorrow holds (or doesn’t hold) for you? Are you unmotivated? Are you questioning whether God even sees or hears you? Are you wondering if there will be an end to this season? Do you feel ‘shakable’, spiritually destabilized, and starved?
When God's Kindness Feels Painful
We tend to think that good things feel good and bad things feel bad. If something feels painful, it must be bad; if it feels good, it must be good. Well, the reality is, God's kindness, protection, and love often feel painful as a necessity and a consequence of our fallenness….
Jesus “Emptied” Himself?
There is a great deal of debate about the phrase 'Jesus emptied himself'. What is it exactly that Jesus emptied himself of? Did he somehow become 'less God'?
Why Are We Saved By Faith?
A question occurred to me: why are we saved by faith and why do we walk by faith? Why is faith the prerequisite to becoming God’s children? Why couldn’t God be pleased with people who simply obey him out of duty and not out of trust?
Is The Lord Your Delight?
It strikes me that delighting in the Lord (and therefore in His Word) is the primary characteristic of the blessed person described in Psalm 1…According to the psalmist, the opposite of walking in unrighteousness is delighting in the Lord…
Christ, Our Living Hope in Suffering
How often do you think about the second coming of Jesus? Daily? Sometimes? Barely? The return of Jesus is one of the most important and recurring teachings of the New Testament. The inspired authors repeatedly encourage believers to long for it, to wait expectantly for it, to get ready for it, to live in the light of it, and to hope in it.. According to the apostle Peter, the key to enduring suffering is to set our hope completely on the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ …