Prayer Is Work
I was recently encouraged by a friend who reminded me that ‘prayer is work.’ The New Testament certainly presents this idea, even if it doesn’t use that word. It speaks of striving in prayer (Romans 15:30), devoting oneself to prayer…
Worthless: A Survey of Romans 3:9-20
Author’s note: This blog post is part of an ongoing series about the book of Romans. To see other Romans resources, click here. Morally, mankind is worthless! That is the prosecution’s case. Paul, the lead prosecutor, has already amassed a…
The History of the World by Century
In order to understand historical events, it’s necessary to have two types of ‘grids.’ One grid is the geographical grid: you need to know geography and where things are, in order to make sense of events. The other grid, which…
The Unrushed Life
It was a favorite saying of the Emperor Caesar Augustus, Festina lente – Hasten slowly. I am told that the emperor considered there to be few things more unbecoming in a noble man than haste. I don’t normally write much…
Three Reasons to Keep Sharing Your Faith
“As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good.” (2 Thessalonians 3:13) In evangelism, as in many other aspects of the Christian life, faithfulness is often as important, or more important, than skill. Consistency in sharing your faith…
Demonic Forgetfulness
“When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path.” (Matthew 13:19) When was the…
How Regions Grow Rich
A discussion of geo-economics may not seem like a common topic for this blog, but I think it has important implications for those who minister in underdeveloped regions of the world. I’m deriving my thoughts on this from the time…
12 Questions that can Change Your Life
Think of 12 questions that, if you had the answers, would change your life. Don’t list the first twelve questions that come to mind. Really think about this because, as Tony Robbins notes, “Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask…
David’s Dread of Yahweh
“And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and he said, ‘How can the ark of the LORD come to me?’ So David was not willing to take the ark of the LORD into the city of David.” (2…
The First Rule of Religion
The first rule of religion is so simple that even a child can understand it, but it is exceedingly difficult to learn. You cannot have a relationship with God without first bowing to this simple rule – and you will…
