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My father is so amazing! The longer I know him, the more I begin to see his love and his wisdom. My father doesn’t just dote on us kids. Certainly, he does plenty of that, but the depth of his love for all of us, plus his wisdom that is far above any human wisdom, won’t allow him to spoil us...

Throughout the New Testament, followers of Christ are instructed to put off certain actions or attitudes and to put on others. Those actions or attitudes we are to put off are from our old sinful nature, from our flesh and its way of doing things. Those we are to put on are from our new...

Background I’ve been trusting Jesus Christ as both my savior and lord for a week now. Most of my life I thought I was a good Christian, but my lifestyle proclaimed a different story. I’ve written a good amount on my past life, which was steeped in sexual addiction and sinful habits, but some...

Beware! Both Jude and Peter warn us about a group of people who will infiltrate into the church and will have a terrible influence on many in the body of Christ. Their descriptions of these folks are similar. Jude says it this way: 3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our...

Flesh vs. Spirit I’ve heard a lot of explanations of Romans 6-8. Most of them left me unsatisfied, for they seemed to be crafted to fit into one theology or another, rather than to clarify Paul’s description of the struggle with the flesh and God’s solution in the Spirit. Paul said this in...

Many years ago, my wife expressed to me that she thought I was following Satan in my life and I was headed to hell. As a good Christian man, so I thought, I was stunned and offended by such a bold and derogatory statement, and challenged her on it. Her evidence included my lifetime use of...

Lord, whenever you were born here – I’m just so glad you were, Some will say it was on Christmas That they celebrate each year. They don’t care if it’s your birthday, Their traditions matter more, Sharing gifts and lighting candles, Seeing family, they adore. Then throw in a little Santa, No...

On the evening of the last supper, Peter made some bold statements to Jesus in front of the other disciples. He told Jesus: Matthew 26:33 “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you.” Luke 22:33 “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.” Peter...

Philippians 4:6-7 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. James...

Ezekiel 14:3b They have embraced things that will make them fall into sin. I recently purchased a tablet, which is like a small laptop computer that works like a smart phone in how it connects to the internet and runs applications. An example of a popular tablet is the Ipad, though that is...

Ezekiel 11:18-21 18 “When the people return to their homeland, they will remove every trace of their vile images and detestable idols. 19 And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them. I will take away their stony, stubborn heart and give them a tender, responsive...

How many times have we stood and cheered for a sports team that just one a big game, sometimes with no voice left after cheering and even screaming the whole game? Other times we have given a standing ovation for various individuals who have achieved some exceptional accomplishment or had a...

Communication is a fascinating and tricky set of methods we use to attempt to express our thoughts and feelings with others. This writing itself is an attempt at communication. Most communications have a specific purpose, whether to influence or change the behavior or thinking of another, or...

Daily personal prayer time is in many ways an act of love towards God and a rehearsal of love towards others. God already knows our needs before we ask, but our personal prayer time with him brings us into fellowship with him and presents those needs, praises, and hurts to him so that we can...

Questions: What are the characteristics of the false teachers of the last times? When are the last times? 1 Timothy 4:1-5: Now the Holy Spirit tells us clearly that in the last times some will turn away from the true faith; they will follow deceptive spirits and teachings that come from...

In 1 Timothy Paul wrote a letter to Timothy – his number one student and true son in the faith – who was at Ephesus. Paul had brought Timothy to the faith as a young man, had trained him over the years, and then sent him out to various churches to carry on his work, pastoring, encouraging...

Most of us don’t do it – we don’t look under the hood when something’s wrong with the car. We may have some idea what’s under there, but in most cases we would not know how to figure out what was wrong if we looked, much less how to fix it if we knew what was wrong. We also don’t want to find...

Following a weekend where I was incapacitated with a bad headache and a flu bug, I sat down this morning and listened to a CD containing the audio for the New Living Translation for the Bible. The CD that was already in the player started at Ephesians 3, so I decided I would see how I would do...

Colossians 2:20-23 20 You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, 21 “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? 22 Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate...

Ephesians 4:28 If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.[1] So often we read the Scriptures, especially those that are familiar, and skip over them because we assume they don’t apply to us. After all, I’m not a...