by Jason DeZurik
As I continue my “little gods” blog post series, and before we go any further in this series, I’d like to encourage you to examine your own life and answer the title of this post with an open and honest answer.
“What is your hope in?”
As you do this self examination,...
by Nathan Buck
Last week, I asked you to consider if we have brought all of the terror from ISIS on ourselves. I asked you to consider if God may be raising up ISIS, like the Chaldeans of ancient times, to let us experience the violence and terror we ourselves have created in our rebellion...
by Charlie Wolcott
[This post is part of a series. The previous post is here, and the next post is here.]
Here is Round 7 in this series about Matthew Vines’ “Ten Biblical Reasons to support Homosexuality.” Today’s argument is this: The word “homosexuality” did not exist until 1892....
by Steve Risner
[This blog post is part of a series. The previous post is here, and the next post is here.]
I questioned the editor of a magazine I had a subscription to as a teenager. The magazine was a Christian music magazine devoted to the type of music I enjoyed then. But as time...
by Bill Seng
“You have made men like fish in the sea, like sea creatures that have no ruler. The wicked foe pulls all of them up with hooks, he catches them in his net, he gathers them up in his dragnet; and so he rejoices and is glad.” –Habakkuk 1:14-15
When I used to sit and read...
by Katie Erickson
“Lord, are you not from everlasting? My God, my Holy One, you will never die. You, Lord, have appointed them to execute judgment; you, my Rock, have ordained them to punish. Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate...
by Ami Samuels
In his book Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald S. Whitney writes:
“I’ve seen Christians who are faithful to the church of God, who frequently demonstrate genuine enthusiasm for the things of God and who dearly love the Word of God, trivialize their effectiveness...
by Nathan Buck
Would you take a moment for some honest, open reflection? I am asking you to consider for a moment the role we may have played in where the world is today.
Read Habakkuk 1:5-11. Notice God says he is doing something no one in that day would have imagined. Because of the...
by Charlie Wolcott
God has been working on my heart in some issues, and I believe I need to write about this before I continue on addressing Matthew Vines. Eric Ludy has a spectacular sermon titled “The Amen Life.” I do not want to just parrot Ludy’s message here, but I cannot recommend...
by Steve Risner
[This blog post is part of a series. The previous post is here, and the next post is here.]
The thing is, I don't really like 3D movies. Seriously. They exhaust me and make my eyes hurt. And for what? A couple of pieces of shrapnel or a flying vehicle of some sort appearing...
by Bill Seng
“I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwelling places not their own.” ~Habakkuk 1:6
When a nation goes astray, how does God call them back to repentance? One way is to raise up another nation to defeat...
by Katie Erickson
“Look at the nations and watch—and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told. I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings...
by Jason DeZurik
Is it possible that we all have little gods?
The following text is directly from the 10 commandments that God Almighty Himself spoke and also wrote with His very own finger.
“Thou shall have no other gods before me.” - Exodus 20:3
Do you have other gods in your life...
by Nathan Buck
The other day I received a prayer request about a young girl who was shot because of a confrontation between her father and another man. I was shocked at the situation, and my mind raced to understand what must have transpired to have had this happen. Then my mind turned...
by Charlie Wolcott
[This post is part of a series. The previous one is here, and the next one is here.]
This is round 6 in my analysis of Matthew Vines’ 10 Biblical Reasons to Support Homosexual relationships. I know this is a hard topic to go through because just mentioning it today...
by Steve Risner
“The book of Genesis, although a story that gives us meaning and some basic theology, is a myth not to be taken as an historical account. While the events never actually happened, they do convey deep spiritual truths about God, man, and the world around us.”—generic statement...