Posts tagged “Truth”
Show them grace
If you had one message to share with the youngest generation, what would you want to tell them? There are the universal truths that…
Evangelism step 3: Say
If you’ve followed the apostle Paul’s plan for evangelism, you’ve prayed that “God may open a door for our message” and tried to “make…
Evangelism step 1: Pray
A few months ago, we sent out a survey to the members of our church about their spiritual habits. What did they rank as…
Avocados aren’t the answer
Avocados aren’t the answer to sin. I never thought I’d have to say that. One of the “hit” commercials from a recent Super Bowl…
Confronting with love: What does that look like?
Agree or disagree: Honest Christians don’t just confess their own sins; they love others enough to confront them when they become caught in sin….
Immortal until God’s time
I get anxious about the future. Do you? I worry about all the things that could happen to me or my loved ones. Do…
Balance in a burnout culture
Our modern, American, Christian culture sets you up to burn you out. First, a modern culture is disconnected from the natural rhythms that guided…
Doing right is worth the risk
Doing what is right can be risky. Just ask Dr. King, whose home was bombed by his racist neighbors. Or the apostle Paul, who…
Believe him
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”—Simon Peter (John 6:68) Just because you know something doesn’t mean you…
Love letters
A few years after we moved into our one hundred-year-old home, I was cleaning out the highest, most-hard-to-reach shelf in our bedroom closet when…
Refreshed
A strange thing happens when you comfort someone else with God’s Word: you get comforted. An unexpected thing happens when you encourage someone else…
Where every great marriage starts
Recently, when I typed wife and husband and marriage and married into a Bible search engine, I discovered 14 specific commands for Christian spouses….