What effect does YOUR Christian faith have on YOUR interactions with others? That really is THE question isn’t it! I remind myself of what Josh McDowell said years ago, “If you were on trial…accused of being a follower of Christ…would there be enough evidence to convict you? Now that is convicting! There are some people […]
Last week we were chatting about the value of listening to the Lord, and then making obedience to His Word our top priority. We considered passages from Luke, Joshua and Exodus (nets, walls and a staff). The truth is…it is dangerous to refuse to listen to God and obey his directives. In fact we read […]
Despite Peter’s vast fishing experience, he returned from a night’s work with nothing to show for his efforts. It’s quite possible that the Lord’s request to let the nets down one more time (Luke 5:1-6) struck him as unreasonable, after all Peter and his partners were the professionals. Never-the-less, the “fisherman” complied, and his obedience was rewarded […]
Can you trust God? Can we confidently trust in His promises? Even the most mature Christ follower has moments of doubt as they walk through life. Our experiences, and the experiences of those around us can cause us to question the motives and methods of God. However, one of the greatest truths about our great […]
Just returned from a little camping trip with my wife. Short story…we were smoked out no matter where we went in Northern California. I must admit I was not happy changing locations 3 times attempting to escape the smoke. I “think” I might have complained about the circumstance a bit more than I should have. […]
There is this wonderful passage in Micah 6 where the prophet desires to understand what is required to be accepted into the presence of the almighty God. God responds in verse 8, “He has told you, Oh man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to DO JUSTICE, to LOVE […]
Remember that old Rolling Stones song…”I Can’t Get No Satisfaction”? Recently, I was reading that familiar passage in (Philippians 4:11 – 13) remembering that God has provided us with many things to enjoy, but too often our lives are filled with turmoil instead of contentment. Do you ever wrestle with a lack of contentment my […]
Last week we were chatting about how Christ-followers can best respond to the tragedies that surround us when we don’t honestly know what God is up to. We shared that our first response must always be to trust in God (Proverbs 3:5). In essence, we trust in what He has told us about Himself in His […]
As Independence Day approaches this year, we have many reasons to be thankful, but there’s also cause for concern as we observe the tragedies that have happened in our country this past year. When we hear of school shootings, terror attacks, and bombings that take innocent lives, political rancor, or natural disasters aside, we may […]
I just returned from an annual trip to Northern Nevada where my son and I connect with other guys around the Word and an appreciation of the 2nd amendment . We congregate in a huge canyon in the Black Rock Dessert next to a reliable spring. It is a very remote, and at times an unpredictable […]
