Seeing God’s Character
Biblical Hope – Vital In Ways You May Not Know
Remembering 9-11 Eleven Years Later
Eleven years ago this morning I slept in. It was also a Tuesday. I remember that because my schedule sometimes gave me a Tuesday or a Friday off. Gorgeous and I lived in Florida, up near the Georgia border north of Jacksonville. It was a…
Contracts vs. Covenants – Why the Difference Matters
One of the big problems today in our culture today is that we think only in terms of contracts and never covenants. In Covenant People I explained the difference between them. The Difference To recap from that post: With a contract, if…
Holiness is Not Contagious, Evil Is
Recently I made the above statement on Facebook and it generated a couple of questions. So I thought I’d expand on that thought a little bit here. One Bad Apple We’re all familiar with the adage one bad apple spoils the bunch. If you…
What is Truth?
Covenant People
My earlier post explaining that God does NOT bring calamity has stimulated some questions. That makes sense because it is a huge topic. Not only does it cover a wide ranging area, but is is also critical in understanding who God is and how we relate to Him….
Head Knowledge vs. Heart Knowledge
Did you know that there are different kinds of knowledge? It’s true. Especially spiritually. On the one hand there are things that we learn and can know with our minds. Facts, figures, words, phrases, how things relate to one another – these are all things…
Sin Has Consequences
Our individual sins were paid for 2,000 years ago. They are no longer a barrier keeping people from God. Some people have trouble with that truth. There are those who see think that unless they portray God as raging mad about the sin we commit throughout our…
Jesus vs. Religion
Our world is full of religions. I’ve got to say, I’m not much a fan. Of any of them. That probably sounds like a huge contradiction coming from from someone who claims to be a “Jesus Freak” and uprooted his family to move across the country to…