Devotional

Exodus

Exodus 3:4 | God Changes Outcomes

The family and the community we are raised in makes an impact on our world view and our outlook on life. Yet we could be raised in the most wonderful family and still grow to become a horrible person. Or we could […]

Exodus

Exodus 2:12 | Unforgiving Social Media

I am continually shocked at what people will post online to social media. The most frightful however is when others post recordings of someone else’s out of control bad behavior. I tell my kids that they should conduct themselves with the assumption […]

Exodus

Exodus 1:10 | Unselfishly Shrewd

What is the Bible definition of Shrewd? Wisdom is usually thought of as a good thing but wisdom can also be abused. The word I would use to describe wisdom abused is “shrewd”. A shrewd manager for example would be someone that […]

Christmas Church Life Luke

Luke 1:34 | Why a Virgin Birth?

Why is the virgin birth of Jesus Christ such an important doctrine for Christianity? The desire to question, ignore, and reject this doctrine as important is primarily due to a lack of understanding to the significance of the claim. A review the […]

Genesis

Genesis 26:22 | No More Time or Space

Getting married and having children is a very personal and individual choice. There is nothing wrong with having or not having kids or having only a couple vs a bunch. But there is a trend in society that would disagree with me […]

Genesis

Genesis 25:23 | Will God Claim You?

I was born into an interesting family. Interesting to me but not wealthy or famous. My dad is from one part of the country and during a war he was stationed in another part of the country where my mother lived. These […]

1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:8 | Lawless Evil

Today is another day where there is a killing of the innocence without regard to human life at some soft target be it a school, a place of worship, a concert, a nightclub, a workplace, or a retail establishment. My heart breaks. […]

Genesis

Genesis 22:2 | Holding Nothing Back

God is demanding and he asks more of me than I want to give sometimes. I complain why is God so demanding. Then I recognize that I am a terrible selfish hypocritical Christian. I want all the benefits of being a child […]

Genesis

Genesis 21:11 | Displeasing Choices

Christianity is “sold” as something that will make one happy. In fact for many new Christians happy is the exact opposite reality. So, what happens when that bill of goods turns out to cause conflict and places you in a no-win situation? […]

Genesis

Genesis 21:10 | Bad Behavior

Atlanta made the news when an armored truck with the back doors open lost more than one hundred thousand dollars fluttering away onto the interstate like a scene from a Hollywood movie. I have driven that stretch of interstate. I can’t imagine […]