How much do you love God? Now, before you reply with the response we're all tempted to provide on auto-pilot (namely, "a lot"), let's stop and put a bit more thought into our answers. * * * Since... Continue Reading →
Why You Need to Read the Whole Bible
In your personal devotions and Scripture readings, have you ever found yourself continually reading through the same types or genres of books and (possibly unintentionally) ignoring others all together? Maybe you have that "go-to" book that you default to whenever you don't know which book to read through next, but (more often than not) some... Continue Reading →
My Dependency is My Hope
"for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." - Philippians 2:13 This is one verse I have been constantly reminding myself of lately. I'm the type of person that always feels the need to prove (even if just to myself) that I can defeat or... Continue Reading →
The Truth About Christianity, Part 3: Our Calling As Christians
So often, when we share the truth of the Gospel with others, we can have a tendency to end our presentation with the following: choose whether you want to go to Heaven or Hell. We want our faith to sound easy and appealing so that others will be attracted to it. The thing is, many... Continue Reading →
The Truth About Christianity, Part 2: Our Response to Christianity
As we are presented with the Gospel, each of us is faced with the fact that we have a choice to make. We either continue resisting God, refusing the gift of full pardon for our crimes and eternal life by insisting on being our own gods and choosing to live in our fantasy worlds; or,... Continue Reading →
The Truth About Christianity, Part 1: What Christianity Is (and Isn’t)
Christianity. A word that is so often misunderstood. But what does it really mean? Type "definition of Christianity" into your average browser's search engine, and you'll come across an answer such as "the religion based on the person and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, or its beliefs and practices". In the secular world, "Christianity" simply... Continue Reading →
Preface: “The Truth About Christianity”
First off: Welcome! Thank you for the privilege you've given me by stopping on my blog! As start off, I want to begin by considering what this blog is all about: how the truth of the Gospel transforms our lives. Due to the fact that there seemed too much information to cover in only one... Continue Reading →