The use of LIE/TRUTH PAGES: When tempted by the devil, Jesus fought back by quoting verses. The devil’s job is to stir up fear, plant DOUBT, and tell true-sounding LIES: The devil said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, use God’s power for your comfort and turn these stones to bread.” Matthew […]
We, so lightly, repeat the facts we believe and are reminded of at church. We then go out and act as if they are just cute ideas for good feelings or for others to apply, but not basic principles that should guide how we do the dishes. FACT: All material things will melt and pass […]
I’m not talking about swearing, but about our tendency to put God in a box rather than seek to know more of the infinite fullness of who he is. Sometimes we do this out loud: “My god wouldn’t be angry because he is just a god of love. My god would not restrict me or […]
Recently I’ve run into people who are listening to the devil’s lie that we will sit around on clouds playing harps for all eternity. They are rightly pained at the thought of having to tolerate eternal boredom. Be assured that the afterlife for believers will be full of creativity, wonder, relationships, ruling and reigning, etc. […]
The problem with God’s ways is not that they are difficult but that they are intended to be IMPOSSIBLE. For without the Holy Spirit you can do NOTHING! When we read his Word, we see apparently opposite commands and ask, ” Well, which is it, this or that?” Then he replys, “Exactly!” So it often […]
One of the greatest evidences of being a mature individual is choosing to do what is right even when other people feel they are the ones making you; even when they take credit for what you do. Still, we need to learn to do what is right just because it is right and leave the […]
(Don’t try these yourself at home. Do let the Holy Spirit enable you to do these, and you will “ACT WACKED!” TURN the other cheek! Matthew 5:39 Immediately CHOOSE to walk the second mile! Matthew 5:41 SING when thrown into prison and beaten illegally! Acts 16:25 SAY THANKS: IN all things!! Philippians 4:6, 1 Thessalonians […]
Melt down a bowl of snow and look for the white pigment in it. Not a speck is there. So what makes it so blindingly white that the Bible uses it as a metaphor that we should be whiter than? Look at snow in a bowl inside a totally dark room. Quick, or it will […]
The trouble with the King’s english is meanings change. The psalm is promising us that God will provide the tools and needs for us to serve him and others. Having food and clothing we are to be content. However we are to want, want, want more of righteousness, panting with thirst for more of God. […]
In C. S. Lewis’ novel, two boys struggle through adventures. One wonders aloud why Aslan (A type of Christ) doesn’t show up and fix everything. His friend, wisely, says, “You know, he is not a tame lion.” If we can’t turn God into a tame lion, we wouldn’t mind a gene in a bottle. Rub […]
