Only God Can Judge Me
Westboro Baptist protester… KKK marcher down in Charlottesville… you are not a Christian. Stop lying to yourself and the world.
Conscience (Un)clear
My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide. (1 Corinthians 4:4) Read: Ezra 7:1-8:20, 1 Corinthians 4:1-21, Psalm 30:1-12, Proverbs 20:28-30 Relate: There are a few different common phrases that can show how messed up and off base our modern Western society is. “Follow…
August Update
I have arrived! Goodbyes have been said, bags have been packed (and lost), flights have been flown, old friends have been visited, trains have been ridden, and now I have arrived. This past Sunday, my train arrived at 5 AM, and after a short drop off of things at the hotel, I attended my first…
All Fall Down
The consequences of an inadequate foundation…
Response
The joyful shouting and weeping mingled together in a loud noise that could be heard far in the distance. (Ezra 3:13) Read: Ezra 3:1-4:23, 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:4, Psalm 28:1-9, Proverbs 20:24-25 Relate: Have you ever been to an event or moment in time where the reaction from the crowd was loud and emotional but mixed? I am…
Different Not Divided
I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters, by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose. (1 Corinthians 1:10) Read: 2 Chronicles 35:1 – 36:23, 1 Corinthians 1:1-17, Psalm 27:1-6, Proverbs 20:20-21…
The Outcome Is Not In Doubt
The end of the story has already been written. It is now only a matter of how we will get from here to there.
Dumb Prayers
Be careful what you pray for…
One Voice
If the devil is the accuser of the brethren, how often are well meaning complainers little more than tools of the devil?
Beyond the Jordan
He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile. And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.” And many who were there believed in Jesus. (John 10:40-42) Read: 2 Kings 22:3-20,…
