When someone who claims to believe in Christ comes to me with insurmountable problems, I have to wonder whether God has failed them or vice versa. Actually, I don’t wonder, I know which one it is. To help us all continue to move towards healing, I thought I’d make a simple decision tree to troubleshoot…… Continue reading Trouble Shoot
Category: Spirituality
Body Life Part 1 – United
When Jesus set out to make disciples, he gathered committed people around him and did life with them. Yes, he taught the multitudes, but it doesn’t seem that those people became champions of the kingdom after his death. Perhaps many of them were actually among the throngs demanding that Pilate crucify him. His teaching seems…… Continue reading Body Life Part 1 – United
I Never Studied Law
If something in nature has to obey a speed limit, did someone set that limit.
Double Jeopardy
“Now the reason why we so readily accept (Satan’s) accusations is that we are still hoping to have some righteousness of our own.”
A Faith that Works – Chapter 2 Excerpt
If we agree that Ephesians 2:1-3 describes the lost state and then say that Romans 7 describes the common Christian experience, then we imply that the gospel produces no significant practical results.
Signs and New Wine
Does it matter what words or names we use to describe things? I would contend that it does. Word meaning is a function of the way society uses them. While we might continue to want to use a word or phrase in a particular way, we don’t get to determine their meaning. Society does that…… Continue reading Signs and New Wine
By Faith Alone
Sin is not essentially the violation of scriptural prescription or even divine prohibition. An action can be sin for one person and not for another. Sin is a “whatever.” Those who need it predefined are already in it.
Mere Christianity – Chapter 8 – “The Great Sin” – C.S. Lewis
I know a man who is haunted by Matthew 7:21-23. He won’t declare with 100% certainty that he is destined for eternal life and there is nothing anyone can say to assure him. Having read this quote this morning, I wonder if he is not plagued with spiritual pride. Don’t get me wrong. He’s not…… Continue reading Mere Christianity – Chapter 8 – “The Great Sin” – C.S. Lewis
Blame You
That voice in your head saying you’re in the right and everyone else is wrong is leading you down a path of isolation and pain.
False Prophets, Figs and Faithfulness
We’re a curious species. And as the saying goes, “Curiosity killed the cat.” I’m not saying that it’s bad to learn. God gave us these wonderful minds and we commit sacrilege when we discourage honest inquiry into reality. God also gave us boundaries such as the inability to see the future or to know for…… Continue reading False Prophets, Figs and Faithfulness
Nathan Wilkerson 