Christian Living Category
How to Remain Faithful to the Lord
Posted on October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Christian walk is a call to faithfulness. It is the desire of every born-again believer to serve God with willing hands and a glad heart, to overcome sin and live a life that glorifies God. Yet this challenge is much easier said than done! Sin is a hungry monster that lurks in the dark corners […]
How Can “Ordinary” People Live to the Glory of God?
Posted on October 26, 2014 Leave a Comment
God’s ultimate goal is his own glory. Everything that he does is done to this end: the praise of his own name. This includes both showing mercy to undeserving sinners and disciplining his wandering people. One passage that makes this abundantly clear is Isaiah 48:9-11… [9] “For my name’s sake I defer my anger, for the […]
Christian: You Are God’s Inheritance
Posted on September 17, 2014 9 Comments
I love it when, while reading a familiar passage of the Bible, you come across something that somehow you missed every other time you read it. Such was the case the other day when reading in Ephesians 1. It says, in part, [16] I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in […]
Live Your Life With Godly Ferocious Intensity
Posted on August 21, 2014 Leave a Comment
The deepest desire of my heart is to make my life count for Christ. It has been that way ever since my faith really came online around age 20, but increasingly so as I age over the the years. Reading works like Don’t Waste Your Life by John Piper and Leaders Who Last by Dave Kraft, among others, has helped […]
The Gift of Suffering
Posted on August 20, 2014 Leave a Comment
The Bible is jam-packed with stuff that makes absolutely no sense the first time you read it. Such was the case when I sat down with my Bible this morning, opened up to Philippians 1. [27] Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and […]
10 Questions to Ask Before You Get That Tattoo
Posted on July 24, 2014 1 Comment
Tattoos are really trendy these days. It seems like just about everyone is getting them, Christians included. Among young people, tattoos have become a common and accepted form of self-expression – something that was unthinkable in my grandparent’s generation. Biblically, Christians have the freedom to get tattoos. The only place tattoos are expressly forbidden in […]
When God Feels Distant
Posted on July 8, 2014 Leave a Comment
Let me give you a little inside information about God. He likes to watch….He’s an absentee landlord! – John Milton (The Devil’s Advocate) Many people feel as if God is an “absentee landlord”. That is, they believe that he exists, and that he created the universe, but also that he is off in the far […]
What is Common Grace?
Posted on June 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
Common grace is a term in Christian doctrine that refers to the goodness of God that is poured out on both believers and unbelievers. It is “common” in that it is universal – every person experiences degrees of common grace. It is “grace” in that we don’t deserve it. Common grace is to be differentiated […]
Two Types of Prayer
Posted on May 29, 2014 1 Comment
Prayer is the most essential ingredient of the Christian life. I hear it said all the time: Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship. If that is true, then prayer is the foundation for that relationship. Communication is what makes a relationship real and living. Without talking, a relationship does not exist. When someone […]
Steps to Developing a Regular Quiet Time With God
Posted on May 22, 2014 1 Comment
I created this 5-step process for our high school students to help them establish a daily quiet time with God. Christians, for more than 2,000 years, have been committed to the practice of getting alone with God on a regular basis for their own spiritual nourishment. It is the building block for having a personal […]
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