Galatians 5.24 observes, those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their 
sinful nature to His cross and crucified them there.
What do Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump all have in common? They would all claim to be Christians. Do they look like Christians? Do we look like Christians? What is a Christian supposed to look like? (more…)
2 Corinthians 12.21 laments, I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. 
You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.
Seeing is believing and those who believe should be causing others to see a difference in their life as a result of Jesus entering into it as Lord and Savior. (more…)
Ezekiel 16.49 describes, Sodom’s sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy 
suffered outside her door.
For those who read the Bible regularly and know the story of Sodom, the description of that city’s sins is probably shocking. (more…)
Ezekiel 11.20 concludes God's promise for changing His people, so they will obey My decrees and regulations. Then they will truly be My people, and I will be their God.…
Ezekiel 8.17 asks, have you seen this, son of man? Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these detestable sins, leading the whole nation into violence, thumbing their noses at Me, and provoking
My anger?
My brother was sharing with me this past weekend about his diversity training class he attended prior to his return to teaching in an inner city school. Perhaps no greater sin currently exists in our culture than racism. (more…)
Psalm 67.2 proclaims, may Your ways be known throughout the earth, Your saving power among 
people everywhere.
Whenever we attend a funeral someone invariably says, ‘they are in a better place.’ It is said to comfort the grieving but if we thought about it very long we would ask ourselves, ‘if the next life is better, why does God leave us in this one?’ (more…)
Ezekiel 3.10 commands, son of man, let all my words sink deep into your own heart first. Listen to
them carefully for yourself.
I am always amazed by the disregard people have for the Bible. In our arrogance we believe that what we think about God defines God.
That logic has never made sense to me because its untrue in every other realm of life. What I think about a person doesn’t define that person. My experience defines that person but even then, without more experience, I could still be wrong about the nature and character of a person despite what I think. (more…)
1 Corinthians 3.18 commands we stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s
standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
The cultural war around us is a war of ideas. The battle lines have been drawn between God and science and between the Bible and public opinion.
The war analogy is meaningful because there is much hostility brewing among those who oppose God and the Bible toward those who believe in God and the Bible. (more…)
Luke 10.42 observes, there is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and 
it will not be taken away from her.
Remember the movie City Slickers? The main subject was that there was just one thing that was really important. God too states that there is only one thing worth being concerned about. Seriously, if we believed that we should be dialed in like those around E.F. Hutton, because when he spoke, people listened!
While my quotes are revealing my age it is also true that God doesn’t make knowing Him or doing His will a mystery or complicated. Those who seek will find, are you looking for the one thing? (more…)
Romans 2.7 promises, He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory
and honor and immortality that God offers.
Believing isn’t enough.
The regrettable consequence of the Church’s message these past 50 years is a culture mostly uncommitted to the ways and work of God. Since its founding by God, the Church has always had the responsibility to communicate who God is and what God requires of humanity. (more…)
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