Acts 9 is entitled “The Conversion of Saul” in my Bible. Conversion…converted…that’s an old-fashioned word we don’t hear very often, but it’s a very biblical term when describing what takes place when a person is rescued from the domain of darkness, and transferred to the kingdom of God’s beloved Son, Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:13). Saul’s …
Category: Counter-Culture
Counted Worthy To Suffer
If God impressed upon your heart to talk to your co-workers about Jesus, but your boss threatened to fire anyone he heard talking about religious things, what would you do? How bold would most of us be if our livelihoods were at stake? How about our freedom? How about our very lives? Peter and the …
Five Truths That Lead To Confident Faith
Don’t you just love a good home makeover show? The desire to make our homes attractive and comfortable isn’t new, but the huge industry it’s become is kind of crazy! HGTV, DIY Network, etc. have built an empire on our fascination with watching the transformation of physical spaces. To be honest, it’s probably spawned a …
Do We Really Want Justice?
One word we hear a lot about today is “justice.” Everyone wants justice for themselves and others, primarily in the context of “social justice.” But do we really? Do we know what we are asking for? The word justice means the quality of conforming to law, or conformity to truth, fact. God is just, or …
Is God Just An Impersonal Deity?
One of the ways the world dismisses the teachings of the Bible is to assume that (if) God exists and (if) He created our world, He isn’t directly involved in it. Perhaps there is (some kind) of supreme being out there, but (he, she, it) just wants us all to get along and do our …
The Way Of The Word 