Why do so many people believe in the prosperity gospel, which says if you trust in God, He will give you health, wealth, and prosperity in this life? I contend that it is because they want control and a sense of safety. The prosperity gospel (which is no gospel at all) existed long before this […]

2 Thessalonians 1:11-12 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according […]

Before the year is out, take time to jot down all that God has done for you to remind yourself of His goodness. In multiple places in the Bible, the author remembers how God chose the nation Israel, led her through the wilderness, provided for her even in the midst of her rebellion, gave her […]

How have you denied Jesus this week? You didn’t? Are you sure? Peter denied Jesus without knowing. The religious leaders of Jesus’ day denied God without knowing. Look at this passage that caught my ears: “Then they (the religious leaders) led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor’s headquarters. It was early morning. […]

1 Thessalonians 2:13–And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.   I believe that people who […]

Psalm 6:2–Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am languishing; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are troubled.   As Christians, when we see ourselves as being more of a spirit, rather than a physical being that mainly seeks out comfort for our bodies, we take seriously the disturbances of our hearts and […]

Not practicing our gift could have dire consequences. Whatever talent or gift God has given you, you are to use it for the good of the church. If you don’t use it, not only you might lose it, but along with it, you might end up ruining yourself. “Do not neglect the gift you have.. […]

I am 48 years old and I am feeling my age. And I am doing everything I can to combat getting old. I work out at least 3 times a week. I am running 10+ miles a week. I strive to keep a healthy weight (I’m the lightest I’ve ever been). I watch what I […]

Ezekiel 4:4-5–Then lie on your left side, and place the punishment of the house of Israel upon it. For the number of the days that you lie on it, you shall bear their punishment. 5 For I assign to you a number of days, 390 days, equal to the number of the years of their […]

John 20:24-25–Now Thomas, one of the Twelve, called the Twin, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see in his hands the mark of the nails, and place my finger into the mark of the nails, […]