The Bible says that there are three sources of our sin: the flesh, the world, and the devil. In other words: you, where you live, and who runs the place. I want to focus on the devil because he is such a neglected aspect in the teaching of many churches today. Outside of horror film…
God Is a Good Judge
The Bible says that God’s wrath is coming on the entire world. But this is out of step with the God that Americans, by an overwhelming majority, say they believe in. How can the God who is love bring wrath and punishment? Who wants that God around? God’s wrath is coming because He is the God of…
Say No to Guilt!
The apostle Paul offers good advice in Philippians 3:13 where he says (my paraphrase), I don’t consider that I’ve already arrived but here is what I do. I forget those things that are in my past and focus on my future in Christ Jesus. This is the guy who was complicit in many state-sponsored incarcerations…
God Often Leads Us Through Trouble, Not Around
A choice faces us every time we are in a mess, entrapped in sin, or confronting our enemy in the world: Will I believe that God can find me here and find a way forward in the mess or will I harden my heart, protect my pride, and simply wish I were somewhere else? Keep yourself…
Forgiveness His Way
Think for a moment of the worst sin you’ve committed… Yeah, that one. If you’re like most people, your mind raced with lightning speed to that moment you wish you could take back and relive. What’s more, the thought didn’t come alone. Along with it came a wagonload of guilt that builds pressure in your chest like…