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…

What do you want for your children? Why do you want it?

We are being told a lot things we should want for our children. We should want them to have a good education. We should want them to get a good job. We should want them to make a good income...

One step to being a good parent is knowing what you're doing. It’s hard to do anything well if you have no idea what it is that you are supposed to do. When we talk about being a father or mother we're talking about more than just having babies, we're talking about parenting those babies. What does a parent do…

In this article, I want to share one key attitude, two fundamental commitments, and three basic presuppositions that are necessary to benefit from the Old Testament. One Key Attitude If you're going to benefit from the Old Testament, you need to approach it with humility...

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....

I want to be a deep thinker. How about you? When I talk about being a deep thinker, I am not talking about sitting in a corner and philosophizing. I am talking about obeying Paul’s commands in Colossians 3:1 and 2. “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above…

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 dads work on having a good relationship with their kids? Let’s start by understanding what we are talking about. How would you describe the ideal relationship between a father and his children? When we talk about a good relationship…

It’s hard to be a good parent if you don’t understand children. You need to be able to answer the question “what” if you are going to be to answer the question “how.” You know the Bible verses on parenting, but do you know kids? Before we think about what we are going to do with our children we need to make sure we know…

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…

I sometimes just can't imagine it. I think I know the danger of false teaching here in Africa and I think I can see how far some of these false teachers have strayed from Scripture, but I am still sometimes surprised by the absolutely crazy…

What do you set your mind on? I will tell you one reason that is an important question. In Philippians 3:19 Paul describes those who walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. “Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with their mind set on earthly things.”