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A thought from my daily Bible reading
How do you respond to people who think you are doing something wrong, even if you feel like it is perfectly OK to it?
Especially if that person or persons are in a position of authority or leadership, it can be challenging if you are condemned for doing what you feel is right to do. [Read more…]
The launching of the Bibleverse is more than a way to get devotional thoughts, Bible studies, and practical ways to help your church create effective communications. At its core it is my attempt to equip you to fight the good fight of faith during this in-between time of Jesus’ resurrection and our being with Him. [Read more…]
I’ve put together a group of resources to help you to advance the Kingdom of God and fully fulfill the Great Commission. Here is why I did this, how it can help you, and what the Bibleverse consists of, and how to get to the resources. [Read more…]
Ron Sider, author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger died this week.
In reading about his death, I was reminded of the impact his book had on me when I read it in the ’70s and how I have become a coward in sharing what I believe in this area. The news of his death was a timely challenge to me because of a situation that happened recently at a church event.
What happened is that I found myself reacting strongly (silently) to a comment about someone who had significant money spending it on themselves.
“They made the money, they deserve to do whatever they want,” was the comment of the person seated next to me. Though as I said, I had a strong emotional reaction to what she said, I changed the subject and started babbling about something else.
I thought about it later and realized it was an episode of moral cowardice where I didn’t have the energy to say what I was really thinking and to say it calmly and discuss it thoughtfully. [Read more…]
In our previous lesson on the Prophet Micah we talked about what God requires of us and His requirements are summarized in Micah 6:8 which tells us we are to “Do justice, Love mercy, and Walk humbly with our God.” [Read more…]
Though it sounds complex, the topic of this lesson has important and practical implications for how you live day-to-day.
Let me explain—as this lesson shows, God’s view of time, seeing and knowing all that is past, present, and future is what enables us to understand prophecy and trust that what He promised in the past He will fulfill in the future just as He made promises in the past in the Old Testament that He fulfilled in the New Testament. [Read more…]
I recently did a lesson on the book of Amos. The book is both a scathing inditement of the religiously active, but morally bankrupt Israel of the prophet’s day and a challenge to all of us to be sure that our lives reflect the compassion and justice of God. To make the challenges of the book practical, I promised a list of organizations like this that do the work of justice and mercy Amos challenges us to do. [Read more…]
One thing we know for certain is that Jesus is coming back. Just as we anticipate the arrival of a dearly-loved family member who has been away and is coming home, we eagerly look forward to His return and so it is only natural that we want to know when it will take place. [Read more…]
“Tetelestai!” was the final cry of Jesus from the cross and it means, “it is finished.”
It is an extraordinary cry of victory and hope. [Read more…]
Lent is about much more than 40 days before Easter. It is a set of mind and heart where we evaluate our lives continuously to make certain we are doing what is pleasing to the Lord. [Read more…]
The war in Ukraine and the tragedy of the suffering and devastation that threatens to spill into more of the world has many of us concerned, worried and fearful.
People are wondering if it means WW3 or even the end of the world. What should we do? [Read more…]
There are lots of media channels we can use to be encouraged in our Christian walk. Lent is an opportunity to pause and focus on becoming more like Jesus and I’ve prepared some materials for you including daily Instagram thoughts, daily 1-minute YouTube videos, and a downloadable PDF journal with the sayings, verses, and a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers. The links for all follow. [Read more…]