During the course of our discussion last week we commented that in order for us to have a heart that is pliable and responsive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, we must trust in the One who gave us a heart capable of such a divine connection. Trust comes from knowing. Psalm 34:8 tells us how […]

Jeremiah 24:7 says: "I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord, and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart." Note that Jeremiah references the Whole Heart. In Hebrew there is no distinction between the head and [...]

Last week we examined a passage from Ezekiel 36 discovering that our God desires for us to have a tender or pliable heart that is responsive His promptings. In essence, He has created us to have an intimate relationship with Him. He desires to share His heart with ours. Unfortunately, so many view God as [...]

Ezekiel 36:25 - 28 tells us that God desires to give each of us a "heart of flesh" so that we will be pliable and responsive to Him. When touched by the finger of God, a tender heart yields to the pressure and assumes the form He desires. Verse 27 communicates the result of this [...]

I grew up in a pastoral home in rural Minnesota. My father was a Presbyterian pastor in small farming communities. Most every Sunday we would recite the "Greater Catechism" of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church: The chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. To glorify God is to please Him. Reflecting [...]

I've had people say to me, "I wish that I had great faith." Unfortunately, they did not say they wished they had great faith like I have.  The truth is, I have found myself in short supply of practical faith over the years. I have prayed many times over the years that my faith would [...]

I wanted to wrap up our conversation on Timothy the Instagram Ninja this week by exploring perhaps the most important aspect of social media engagement as Christ-Followers; within the context of our culture we must acknowledge that how we portray ourselves publicly matters. Two passages in 1 Timothy (2:8 - 10 and 3:1 - 13) go to great lengths to describe [...]

We have been chatting about the challenges of social media; the navigation of the fast-moving waters of our times. Should Christ followers be a part of the online conversations? As tempting as it is for some to completely avoid the social media realm, like it or not, I believe we must engage in ways that [...]

Last week we began a discussion on the topic of social media. We suggested the possibility that Timothy would have been an Instagram Ninja. No doubt he was a natural influencer, so much so that the Apostle Paul had every confidence in his ability to speak the Truth and keep the Faith during a time [...]

I ran across this article a few days ago by Luke Greenwood. Luke works for an organization called Steiger Europe. Steiger is a worldwide mission organization that is called to reach and disciple the Global Youth Culture for Jesus. He resides in Warsaw, Poland.The title of the article: "If Timothy had Instagram" compelled me to [...]