Knowing God
Whatever Happened to Right and Wrong?
We live in a culture that increasingly doesn’t believe there’s a difference between right and wrong. In a recent Barna research study conducted at a university campus, 20 random students were asked, “Do you believe there is an absolute truth that is true of all people of all time?” The responses went something like this:…
Read MoreAre You Looking through the Wrong End of the Binoculars?
Seeing a friend suffer is hard, but sometimes that suffering gives us a new perspective. I remember when one of my closest friends lost his son and asked me to do his memorial service. After years of being clean after rehab and coming to know Christ, my friend’s 30-year-old son had one of those really low,…
Read MoreWhy Being Weak Is the Best Thing to Ever Happen to You
Imagine a man who wants to bail out of his marriage, who is tempted to hit his teenage son in his anger, who struggles with lust daily. That man is a pastor. His name is Chip Ingram. Think you’re alone in your struggle? You’re not. It doesn’t matter what it is. You may gamble your…
Read MoreUnderstanding Grace Changes Everything
Grace. It’s the single most important word in all of the New Testament – actually, in all of the Bible. The Apostle Paul would say of his entire life: “But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all…
Read More3 Essential Elements for Effective Prayers
Ever feel like your prayers are just bouncing off the walls? Maybe you’ve been asking God for something – wisdom for a problem, resolution for a situation at work, or for a child to come back to the Lord – and it’s been several weeks or months and nothing’s changed. You’ve even claimed the line…
Read MoreIs God Really in Control?
How can we possibly explain Christians who… Forgive ISIS as they’re about to be beheaded Exude joy in the midst of life confined in a wheelchair Trust again after their mate has been sexually unfaithful March into the Coliseum in ancient Rome singing praises to Christ for the privilege to suffer Someone has wisely stated…
Read More5 Keys to a Godly Perspective
Ever have one of “those days” when everything just seems to be going wrong? You get up in the morning still tired from a less-than-perfect-night’s sleep and you turn on the news only to hear one catastrophe after another. You’re also running late for work, and when you grab your phone, you realize that you forgot to…
Read MoreWhy Should I Trust a God I Can’t See?
Does trusting an invisible God to guide you sound crazy? Does it seem more reasonable to rely on your own five senses? Even if you grew up in the church, faith in God can seem like quite a gamble. He lives in our hearts and minds. He created our souls. He interacts with us in…
Read MoreGod’s Dream for Your Life
Every parent has dreams for their children. When we’re young, immature parents of little kids, our dreams go something like, “I hope he’s a baseball player” or “I hope she’s musical” or “it’d be great if she’s athletic or artistic.” And then, as we get a little bit older, our dreams for our kids shift…
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