We live in a time where suspicion and opposition to the gospel continues to grow in our country. Much like in the first century we should expect that no matter […]
Pride is corrosive. It gnaws away at our relationships with others and our relationships with God until, sooner or later, everything collapses. In James 4:6 we are told that God […]
In this Psalm, the psalmist cries out to God to search him, but since he starts with an acknowledgement that God has searched him and does know him the invitation […]
Every house is built on a foundation and so is every life. The question is not whether you will have a foundation but what that foundation is and whether it’s […]
In these verses Jesus nears the end of his sermon by offering some ominous warnings. Not every teacher who claims to speak for God does and not every person who […]
Most of us are so familiar with the golden rule we don’t consider how radically transformative it is. What would it truly look like for us to treat others in […]
These verses hold one of the greatest promises in the bible and also one of most misused. What is Jesus really promising when he promises that “everyone who asks receives, […]
In most situations, the default response of the human heart is to judge others sins while we justify our own. Jesus calls on his followers to reverse this response, to […]
Playing with fire (Wisdom about sex) (Proverbs 6:20 – 7:27) The Bible reveals to us that sex is a gift, but when that gift is used recklessly, foolishly, without wisdom […]