“Let Me Be Remembered”
My fifth-grade year was my favorite grade school year. That was the year the game Pog arrived on the playground. That was the year my reading teacher taught me how to finally enjoy reading. That was the year my classmates and I had a strange party of mismatched friend groups orchestrated by a parent right […]
What Will I Do Now?
Hearing is easy. Believing often takes time, but it is not hard once you understand what truth is. Confessing Christ when it comes from the heart, as it should, and through the lips, is more difficult, but achieved without too much effort in our common age. Being baptized is the easiest of all and someone […]
Peace! Be Still!
Personally, it is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. Jesus is sleeping and was awoken by His disciples in an absolute panic. A storm had arisen on the Sea of Galilee, and its magnitude was so incredible that the experienced fishermen thought this would be the end of them. Then, the just awakened […]
I Do Not Know
A paraphrasing of Socrates produces the common modern axiom: “‘I do not know’ is the beginning of wisdom.” In seeking to improve who we are as human beings requires looking introspectively and in doing so, one can reach the same conclusion Socrates did. The idea reflects humility, understanding that we do not have all knowledge, […]
How to Have a Good Prayer Life
Few things are as important in a Christian’s life as prayer. It offers us a line of communication with our Creator. It gives our souls rest when facing temptation. However, many Christians neglect this important discipline. This week, let’s examine three ways we can have good, consistent prayer lives. First, we must be convinced that […]
The Best of the Bad Situation
We’ve all been in a place where it seems like all is hopeless. The world has chewed us up, spat us out, and left us as if we were useless, worthless, and pathetic. Sometimes it’s our own fault. Sometimes life hands us a bad hand. What do we do in those situations? The Bible gives […]
A Lamp Under a Jar
Jesus told the disciples they were special, and they were! Jesus had revealed to them in the verses just prior to Luke 8:16-18 the meaning behind the Parable of the Sower. This was information which would not be made known to everyone else for some time when all who believed in Him would be made […]
Fear and Faith
Matthew 10:28 says, “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” A few days ago, I was thinking about the COVID years and how many people were so afraid of catching that disease that […]
How Do You Get Close to God?
Worship is defined as “the feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.” We often think of worship involving acts or rites that make up a formal expression of reverence. In Luke 4:8, Jesus said, “Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Most believe that worship is […]
Empathy Paralysis
“Judge not, that you be not judged.” Matthew 7:1 is something we’ve all heard. Entire religious and societal movements have been based off this simple phrase spoken by Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount. It is a prominent phrase in our modern religious discourse that affects the hearts of Christians whether they’re involved in […]