I praise you Lord, for you are my Savior and Redeemer; you are the Almighty and the Bread of Life; you are the Master and Creator of all things; you are the Lord of Lords and the king of kings; you are the Good Shepherd, the Alpha and the Omega, the Bright and Morning Star, […]
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving, And His courtyards with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His […]
When I hear people talk about life’s disappointments, relationship heartaches, or even the extent that people will go to find meaning and contentment in life, I am often reminded of the song lyric “I was lookin’ for love in all the wrong places”. I am not intending to minimize the pain and hurt of life […]
Have you ever sat down and written a list of the things that you love? I think that for many of us it would consist of the people who are close to us, or our pets, or maybe the list would consist of the things we enjoy doing or some of our favorite foods (or […]
This is a very simple post consisting of Ten verses from the Bible that I encourage everyone to ponder and to reflect on related to their life and how they live their lives. #1 “that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the […]
I have recently been pondering the difference between saying “this is what I believe and it is based on the Bible”, and stating “this is what the Bible says and therefore this is what I believe”. My hope is that you also take time to ponder these two statements in relationship to how you live […]
As a counselor and a social worker, I have studied a vast number of psychological theories related to human behavior. And although some of these theories can provide a level of insight into how we behave, all of these theories are tainted because they have been developed by humans, and therefore, by their very nature […]
In 1978, approximately 300 Christian leaders met to develop a statement on the inerrancy of Scripture, and it is just as relevant today in the understanding of the Bible as it was almost 50 years ago. Although many will deny scripture as the inerrant Word of God, to even ponder the possibility of the inerrancy […]
My encouragement today is for you to read through and meditate on Psalm 119 which is written out below. Know that this is not a small task as it is by far the longest of the Psalms. But as Matthew Henry described it “if we duly meditate upon it, we shall find almost every verse […]
If you talk to me about faith or about God, or even about life in general, in a very short time you will know that I am on a kick about getting people to read the Bible. And to be clear, that does not make me any more than just a sinner saved by grace. […]