Will Our Heavenly Father Send Us To Hell If We Don’t Forgive People?
In Matthew 18:21-35, Peter asked Jesus, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” The Jewish leaders of his day taught that people only had to...
View ArticleDid Jesus Depend on God So that He Never Felt Stressed Like You and Me?
Have you ever thought something like this when going through a stressful time? “If I only trusted God, depending on Christ in me to handle this, I wouldn’t feel stressed.” As a result of this thought...
View ArticleCould It Be that Many of Your Problems Are A Result of Spiritual Warfare?
Satan is real. He hates you and will never stop his mission to influence you. Jesus said it this way, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and...
View ArticleWhat If You Are Already More Like Jesus Than You Know?
A quick online search for “How to Be More Like Jesus” garners 214 million answers! The ones you read give you a list of things you need to do to become more like Him. But what if God has already made...
View ArticleAre You Ready to Stop Trying Harder?
One night, I shared this with my wife as we settled into bed. I blurted that I felt burned out trying to live the Christian life and that I couldn’t continue. After waiting patiently for me to share my...
View ArticleThe God You Really Believe Is the One You View on Your Worst Days
When your life is going well, it’s easy to believe God loves you. It’s great to proclaim he’s good when you ask him to give you something, and he does. But life doesn’t always go well, does it? What do...
View ArticleDid You Know that God Is Not Religious?
Would it surprise you if I told you that God is not religious? Do you think he is? Would you describe God as someone who is mostly interested in giving people rules to live by? Would you define a...
View ArticleThere Is Always Hope for Struggling Marriages
Many Christian marriages struggle so much that they often pray and pray for God to help them. Yet, nothing seems to change, and the marriage may increasingly spiral downward. Is there hope for...
View ArticleHow to Stop Hoping for a Better Past
My wife, 90-year-old mom, and I were in a four-car accident a few months ago. As a black Lexus raced through a red light and was “T-boned,” it was sent veering towards us in the opposite turn lane....
View ArticleFrom the Awesome Throne to the Awful Trough
Have you ever paused to think about the one word in our vocabulary that describes what happened when God the Son left heaven for earth? The scenes in the Bible unfold this for us, shouting it loudly...
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