Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me. Psalm 25:4-5a
My Bible study group is starting a study on David in a few weeks. In preparation, I’ve been reading in 2 Samuel, and this morning I ran across something that I had never caught previously, regarding a very familiar story. In 2 Samuel 23:8-39 we learn of a group of very special men – …
Continue reading When the Best of Us Becomes the Worst In Us
Have you ever been caught in a lie? If a person has any conscience at all, the act of lying brings inner conviction and feelings of guilt. But being caught in a lie is even worse! It’s humiliating. I remember as a child lying to my mother about something I broke. It probably was only …
WARNING: Long blog post! 🙂 We have seen that a spiritual stronghold begins with a wrong thought or belief, which allows our enemy to have hold or sway over us. Let’s review the definition: Strongholds(3794) [ochyrōma] – a castle or fortress; anything on which one relies; of the arguments and reasonings by which a disputant …
Continue reading How To Defeat A Spiritual Stronghold (Part Two)
As I scan down the "results" of Super Tuesday, I am not surprised at this point. We've spent the last 40 years pushing God out of our schools, our homes, and our churches. The Bible is irrelevant to the majority of people who claim to be Christian, its commands seen as archaic and old-fashioned, and …
Here we are, at the end of another year of life. We look back on the last twelve months and consider hopefully what might be in our future for the next twelve. It’s a trait of our humanity, this marking of time. The God we serve exists outside of it – He is transcendent; He …
The Way Of The Word 