To grasp the Son’s sacrifice in taking on human nature, we must deeply consider what it means for Him to be the Son of God. Paul helps us understand this in 2 Corinthians 8:9: “Though He was rich, He became poor…”

When we hear "rich," we typically think of money. But God is spirit, and as the Creator, He already possesses all things. So, what does it mean for God to be rich?

In 2 Corinthians 8:9, Paul motivates us to give sacrificially by pointing to who Jesus is and what He has done for us: “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.”…

There is no greater privilege than thinking deeply about Jesus. When it comes to what we choose to focus our minds on, we want to be a little like the apostle Paul. “For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2). Paul is explaining why he preached the way he did…

Tertullian may or may not have been a lawyer. He certainly was good at arguing. God used that ability to help the church more clearly articulate the doctrine of the Trinity. Starting with the word Trinity. People may have used the word before he did. But it wasn’t because they found the specific term in the Bible. What they did find was the concept. They sometimes struggled to explain it however…

When we think about someone speaking to us, we normally think of them standing in front of us, opening their mouths and saying words. Obviously that’s not what is happening with us and God when we are having devotions. But before we minimize what actually is happening, we should step back and think. Because, we all know there are different ways we receive communication from others....

If I sit down and talk with you about enjoying your relationship with God I am going to talk with you about reading the Bible. Sometimes when I say things like that, people push back. “You are telling me that a big part of how I am supposed to interact with God is through reading a bunch of words?…

How can you be sure that God’s looking out for your good? After telling us that every good gift comes from God, James gives believers one proof of God’s goodness in James 1:18. He writes, “In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth so that we would be a kind of first fruits among His creatures…

God is frightening. There are many things about God that are frightening. He has unstoppable power. If He wants, He can save someone or destroy someone in a moment. He is absolutely holy. There is no one in the universe who hates evil more than He does. His justice is absolute…

If you are going to be spiritual, you are going to need to do a lot of reading and listening to words. For many people honestly, that doesn’t sound very exciting. Perhaps one reason for that is because we tend underestimate the power of words…

When you are sick, you understand how important being healthy really is. This year, we’ve thought a lot about sickness, suffering and physical healing, because, Marda had cancer…

You are going to get sick.And, maybe even really sick.How does God want you to think about that?People will tell you lots of different things you should think, but how does God want you to think about sickness and healing…

Is God able to heal me? We have been asking some questions about what the Bible teaches regarding sickness and healing. And, I realize these questions aren’t too difficult yet, but they are building on each other, so hang with me…

If I can be sad about being sick and I can even want to be healed and I know God is able to heal, should I expect that God will always heal me? In our previous post, we have seen, the short answer is no…

God can heal.But he doesn't always heal.Why?We are asking some questions about what the Bible teaches about sickness and healing. And, we've come to question number five…

If the Bible doesn't tell us that it's always God's will to heal us right now, what hope does it give me? That’s question number 6.And to understand, the answer to that question, you are going to have to understand there is a bigger problem in this universe than even, physical suffering…

We assume if there is a God that He is going to speak. But He didn't have to. If we are going to know Him however, we need Him to…

I’ve been reading books on spirituality, recently. I think it’s a little bit of a funny word. It’s not a word the Bible uses a lot. But I get what people mean, I think. What does it look like to have a good everyday relationship with God?…

Justification by faith is important. It glorifies God. It humbles us. It unites Christians. One reason Paul wrote the book of Romans was because of tension between Jewish believers and Gentiles…

"But you will say, what is the gospel but a verbal story told us when preached, or read, or meditated on? It represents Christ to us but as words do and words are shadows, pictures, and indeed less lively…

Why should we fast? When should we fast? How should we fast? We have been looking at what the Scripture teaches about fasting over a series of posts, and we have seen that fasting can be an important…