For years I’ve regretted not keeping a journal. I wish I could look back on journal entries that recall events and activities in my life with the freshness of having just experienced those moments. I’ve even had people bring things up, events that took place in the past ten years, that I do not rememberContinue reading “Using a Prayer Journal”
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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” (Matthew 5:4, NASB 1995). Matthew 5:4 is an echo of Isaiah 61, where God’s people mourn over the devastation that sin has caused in the world. When you read through Scripture, you find that those who mourn are God’s people who find their current situationContinue reading “Blessed Are Those Who Mourn”
God’s Word is our Spiritual Nourishment
But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God’” (Matthew 4:4 NASB 1995). Here, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3 in response to satan’s temptation to command stones to become bread. Jesus knew the Scriptures, He had applied themContinue reading “God’s Word is our Spiritual Nourishment”
Men, Worshipping with Your Family is a Privilege
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending our church with only a few small responsibilities, as our Kentucky Baptist Convention Executive Director-Treasurer Dr. Todd Gray came to preach to our congregation. Dr. Gray preached a powerful message, which is available here, and I greatly enjoyed the time we got to spend with him. It’s suchContinue reading “Men, Worshipping with Your Family is a Privilege”
Some delays in my posts
I’m currently in the process of trying to complete my doctorate, which has been a very stressful season. I was accepted into the doctoral program in January 2020, little did I know that a worldwide pandemic would happen that would dramatically and permanently change the course of our lives and the life of our church.Continue reading “Some delays in my posts”
Do you memorize Bible verses? I just started and it’s great!
As Christians, God’s will for our lives is our sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3a). We are called to put away our sins, keep sober in spirit, fix our hope on the grace to be brought to us when Christ comes again, and to be holy as God is holy (1 Peter 1:13-16). It is my heart’sContinue reading “Do you memorize Bible verses? I just started and it’s great!”
The Son of God is God from Eternity (Part 2)
Before you read this post, make sure you read my previous post where we began this discussion! Otherwise you won’t understand the context of this post and you may just wonder why you’d want to read this. Now, before I continue my list from the previous post by listing four more powerful truths about ChristContinue reading “The Son of God is God from Eternity (Part 2)”
The Son of God is God from Eternity (Part 1)
Who is Jesus? It would take much more than a couple of blog posts to fully answer that critical question. But Colossians 1:13-20 certainly gives us a profound picture of Jesus Christ. Below (in bold) is the passage in its entirety, from the NASB 1995 translation of the Bible. “13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness,Continue reading “The Son of God is God from Eternity (Part 1)”
Wake up and get dressed (Part 4: Put on the Lord Jesus Christ!)
We’ve been examining Romans 13:11-14 (I apologize for being so delayed in writing this last piece), and today we look at the final verse in the passage: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to its lusts.” In this passage we’re called to wake up, recognizingContinue reading “Wake up and get dressed (Part 4: Put on the Lord Jesus Christ!)”
Wake up and get dressed (Part 3: Beware of these old, clingy sins)
In Romans 13:13b, we are instructed not to take part in three pairs of vices. Each of these sins have been common in the human experience since the Fall of mankind, each have a way of gripping us and holding on to us (leading to less resistance to committing them in the future), and eachContinue reading “Wake up and get dressed (Part 3: Beware of these old, clingy sins)”
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