Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thessalonians 5:18, ESV). January 3oth is my birthday! An important day — for me, at least. It’s very snowy (a level three emergency) and I’m stuck at home as I write this blog a few days before […]
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And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him (Hebrews 11:6, ESV). Hebrews 11:6 states it’s impossible to please God without faith. I want to please God, and it’s not my great deeds or good looks that
For we walk by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7, ESV). We say the Christian faith. It’s not the Christian sight. What’s the difference? It means that we don’t have to depend on what we can see but on what we can’t see — God — for our salvation, for growing in Christ, and for
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We find the perfect example of faith economics in Acts 4: Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common (Acts 4:32, ESV). The economics of the church start with faith,
Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26a, ESV). In any viewpoint, there are weaknesses, and some of those viewpoints are insurmountable. With atheism or agnosticism, the question — How can we think? — ruins disbelief in God. It’s insurmountable. Can a stone (or any other combination of molecules), after billions
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What? We’ve been taught since Galileo that the roots of science contain direct observation and evidence. In grade school, we learned the Scientific Method as a process of objectively establishing fact through testing and experimentation. Well, most learned such things while my colleagues and I majored in “playground.” Science teaches sight first, then believing. But
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Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1, ESV). Talking to a friend recently, discussing faith, I used this illustration. . . If you have one hundred dollars in your checking account and a bill of one hundred dollars to pay, you may not be rich, but
Dear brothers and sisters, we can’t help but thank God for you, because your faith is flourishing and your love for one another is growing (2 Thessalonians 1:3, NLT). If the Apostle Paul wrote us a letter, would he thank God for our growing faith? Even if we answer “no,” I think it’s exciting that we
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Let us test and examine our ways and return to the Lord! (Lamentations 3:40, ESV). I was recently asked about the major lessons I’ve learned as a pastor for 49 years. Great question! I answered. . . Every pastor and all Christians will go through three significant tests. The test of faith, the test of spiritual
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Despite all this, Job did not sin, nor did he blame God (Job 1:22, NASB). We’ve all heard of the trials of Job. The Bible says simply, “There was a day!” (1:13, ESV). And on that day, Job lost his sons and daughters, servants, and herds of animals, and everything he had. But the trials of