Have you ever heard the story about the two dogs fighting within you? There are several accounts of it, so I’m not sure of its exact origin. One version says that the Indian chief, Sitting Bull, was led to faith. When the preacher returned some time later and asked how things were going, he replied, …
Category: Counter-Culture
Zeal For The Truth
Over the past two days I’ve read through 2 Corinthians 10-13 several times. When I read scripture, I’m always asking God in my heart, “What do You want me to see in this? What do You want me to learn – about You, about my faith, about how to live this life according to Your …
Five Little Phrases To Get You Through Today
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 – Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love. These two little verses were written almost two thousand years ago, but as I read today’s headlines and see the conflict between good and evil that is raging …
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Is Social Drinking A Sin?
This idea that we are accountable to and responsible for our brothers and sisters in Christ is costly. I don’t know about you, but I find it difficult enough to watch the words that come out of my mouth, the thoughts that I allow to take up residence in my mind, and the actions I …
Marriage and Divorce
Scripture has a way of stepping on our toes, of meddling in our business, doesn’t it? That’s because God isn’t some impersonal deity; He didn’t set the world in motion and then step away to see how things would turn out. God is intimately, sovereignly, and personally involved in our world. All things exist and …
The Way Of The Word 