IMPASSIONING TRUE BELIEVERS To God be the glory, forever and ever, amen. The above is how we need to be positioning our heart before everything we do, say, and think. And… we all fail to do this, more often than we want to admit, myself included. Now, a more critical person may believe posing such… Read More Answering the Knock of Eternity: To God Be the Glory
CHRISTIAN HYPOCRISY Christianity is often misunderstood to be something it’s not. Perhaps the most common argument for this misunderstanding is usually founded upon claims of Christian hypocrisy; that is, any person who claims to have faith in Jesus, but who lives just like a person without faith. Notably, arguments for hypocritical behavior are most laid… Read More Examining “Christian Hypocrisy”: Understanding Spiritual Fruit & Self-Denial
FOR STARTERS The distorted and damaging lies about Jesus that convince nonbelievers to reject the free gift of salvation through the grace of God are reasons in themselves to write passionately about the truth of Christianity. Spiritual rebirth (which occurs by faith in Christ leading to receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit through water… Read More Stumbling On the Path of Discovering the Truth of God: The Choice Which Matters Most
It’s impossible to be a Christian and not clothe ourselves with Christ (Romans 13:14). Many call themselves Christians, but few choose to be “buried” in Christ (Romans 6:4) by leaning into what it means to deny ourselves the way Jesus commands us to (Matthew 16:24). His blood cleanses our conscience of our sins and washes… Read More Putting On Christ: Radical Preparation for Eternity
SPIRITUAL WAR BEHIND THE CURTAIN OF REALITY After spending years in the world, it becomes natural to view life as it appears to the naked, unawakened spiritual eye: We only see the characteristics of a corporeal, empirical reality with nothing in-between that and the mystery of the unseen. So we’re not alert. We’re unprepared. We’ve… Read More Picking Up Our Cross… Denying Ourselves Is Just the Beginning: Part 2
THE PARTS OF OURSELVES WE’RE DENYING Christianity runs deep. It’s not for those who prefer to smile and go about their day suffering in silence. Jesus didn’t tell us to pick up our cross and hide behind it, but to pick it up and follow Him (Matthew 16:24). After all, Christianity isn’t a religion of… Read More Picking Up Our Cross… Denying Ourselves Is Just the Beginning: Part 1
GOD’S TRUTH IS NOT OURS One of the truths about Christianity that calls to my soul is that it’s not about “feeling good,” it’s about knowing the Truth, and choosing to let the Truth set us free by embracing the way God’s love for us doesn’t leave us the same when we choose the Truth… Read More Not a Feel-Good Religion, But a Call To Arms
OUR DESIRES WILL CHANGE The journey of seeking the Kingdom of God isn’t a label, it’s an ongoing process towards a destination. Jesus tells us to seek God’s Kingdom first (above all else) and our desires will be added to us (Matthew 6:33). In other words, once we’ve established God’s Kingdom as our destination (our… Read More Seeking the Kingdom of God FIRST: What It Means to Let the Dead Bury the Dead
WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE It’s far too easy to live a non-challenging life. Let me be clear about what I mean by this. As humans created in the image of God, we have a responsibility to make use of every gift and skill set we’ve been blessed with to nourish, enhance, and uplift the lives of others… Read More The Challenged Life: Where Joy Coexists With Consequences
REBORN BY A PRIVATE CHOICE By itself, being raised going to church doesn’t make any person a Christian. A Christian isn’t defined by church attendance. A Christ-follower is any person whose heart has been reborn by choosing Jesus as Lord, through faith; a private choice they make in their heart, which becomes the choice they… Read More Candid & Necessary: What Does It Really Mean to Be Raised in the Church?
