There is something for us to pay attention to given that the worst anti-Semitic mass killing in U.S. history occurred in a synagogue named “Tree of Life” during a service of circumcision when life is celebrated. As an adherent to the Christian faith, I’ve had a deep love and respect for the Jewish faith and have been blessed … [Read more...]
VLOG: Three-Minute Thought on The Holy Snort Cry
If Jesus doesn’t miraculously fix our problem, He will ugly cry with us through our problem. Or, he may do both: miraculously fix and ugly cry. The scene in John 11 of Jesus and His friends dealing with the death of their friend Lazarus gives us great insight into the question “Where is God?” when we find ourselves in the middle … [Read more...]
5 Questions that Will Feed Your Students
Studies have shown a surprising answer from senior class teens when asked what they wish they had more of in their youth ministry. It’s not pizza. Not more ski trips. But, Bible study. To borrow an analogy from the business world, that is money left on the table. To put it in more stark terms, that is sending kids away from the … [Read more...]
Vlog: Expectations and Breaking Up with God
Many relationship problems can be traced back to incongruent expectations. The same can be said regarding a relationship with God. We expect certain things from an all-powerful, all-loving God. And if God doesn't meet our expectations, we break up. But as a scene in Acts 12 shows us, we may be ascribing the wrong expectations to … [Read more...]
Questions of God’s Goodness
Hurricane destruction, like that of other natural disasters, starkly displays the conundrum that we live in with regard to bad things happening under the watch of a good God. One family prays for preservation and rescue and is preserved and saved. God is good! Another family, maybe even next door, prays the same … [Read more...]
Five Questions to Ask about Your Bible Study Efforts
God has made it clear that Bible engagement is to be a fundamental component of discipleship. When we survey the Scriptures that tell us how to interact with God’s Word (diligently, as if looking for treasure, meditatively) and couple that with all the things the Word of God can do in an individual (change, restore, refresh), we … [Read more...]
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