Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. (Matthew 5:6) What does Jesus really mean, to be thirsty for righteousness? What is righteousness and why is it a blessing to thirst for it? The word, "righteous," here means to stand in the right way. Does this mean the religious,… Continue reading Guest Blog- Keith Griggeory-Thirsty?
How should we respond as Christians when we are convicted by the Word of God? Should we get a second opinion?
Jesus faced persecution and rejection. Will we face similar as Christians? What actions should we take when we face rejection?
Come visit an interesting and even humorous example in the Bible of a lack of accountability as we discuss how we can be accountable Christians
As we start in our early parenthood years and grow through our experience and challenges, our mindset is to have the greatest knowledge of what we should teach and pass down to our children. What words can we speak into their lives that will guide them down the path of prosperity, knowledge and a love… Continue reading Guest Blog: Mike Shamburg- The Example
What does it mean to “taste and see that the Lord is good?”
Psalm 22:1- My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? It seems to me that our Christian culture has made it a sin to despair, to question God, to be just downright sad. However, the Bible is filled… Continue reading Hills and Valleys
I don’t know about you, but I am a pretty good liar when it comes to a self-evaluation. It’s kind of like looking in the mirror: I see the 18-year-old body I use to have and not the 50-year-old body I now have. Doing a spiritual self-evaluation is much the same way. Many times we… Continue reading Guest Blog- 10 Spiritually Tough Questions to ask Yourself by Jody Burkeen from Man Up Gods Way
In our lives, we have struggles. We have innumerable moments of tribulation and anxiety. Moments of weakness and anxiety and through all of that, we have an innate nature to try and discern the cause of these moments. We try and discern what influences are taking hold in our life that are causing these situations to become such potent sources of anxiety, fear, tribulation, weakness, or failure. In Christianity, we are often compelled to believe that we have the influence of a demon(s) or some negative source acting on our minds to make our struggles seem more detrimental than they actually are. In modern Christianity, the religion has succumb to the belief that it is viewed as ridiculous to state that the devil is working to steal, kill, or destroy our inheritance with the Lord. Instead, we generalize the entire realm of anti-Christian influences into our lives as the “enemy”, therefore blanketing every possible cause of struggle and unhappiness into the category of an enemy.
Galatians6:9- Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Our culture has created a need for almost instant gratification. If you want just about anything now it can be accessed almost immediately through the Internet. Convenience services have taken… Continue reading Instant Gratification
Hebrews4:12- For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Our mindraces with thoughts all day long, many times nonsensical, irrelevant, worrisome, or just random in nature. If you are like… Continue reading Thought to Action
Remember that game that you would play as a kid where two teams got on opposite ends of a large rope and there was a ribbon tied in the middle and each team pulled against the other to drag them to their side? In the game of tug-o-war you must employ a strategy to beat… Continue reading Guest Blog- Nathan Bentley- Tug O’ War
Genesis 32:28- Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.”Jacob was shrewd, cunning and a deceiver. When he was born, he was jockeying for position even out of the womb, holding onto his brother Esau’s heel. The first… Continue reading Wrestling with God
1 Samuel 26:23-24- The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed. As surely as I valued your life today, so may the Lord value my life and deliver me from all trouble. Life is… Continue reading Opportunity Knocks
Judges 6:12“When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” I struggle to know if I am moving in God’s calling in my life. After all, days turn into months and years and the grind is real. Who am I that God can use? My past,… Continue reading Mighty Warrior
Discerning Dad 