Yearning by M. Craig Barnes Like all of you, I have been making my way through reality. Ouch! In the process, I discovered another traveler, Craig Barnes. His book mentioned above contained some sentences which have really given me a shake. “Undertaking Christian discipline is not a way of getting life right. It is a…
(A continuation of the articles in series The Emotional Mind) Most people say that they believe in God. Most people pray to God when their lives start coming apart. Most people invoke God when they get married or when they are near death. Most people find some room in their lives for God when circumstances…
Recently several people have come to me asking about the existence of God. They want to know if there are any arguments that are convincing enough to make them believe. They want me to demonstrate to their satisfaction that the Bible must be true. While I am capable of taking them through detailed discussions of…
“For He delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,” Colossians 1:13 God delivers. That says more than most of us will ever truly comprehend. It also says more about the domain of darkness than most of us will ever acknowledge. God chooses to deliver. It…
Before we begin a study of Paul’s famous passage on Love, we need to understand something about the background of Paul’s message. Paul was a Jew. Although he was a Roman citizen and fluent in Greek, Paul’s thought patterns were in Hebrew. He was educated in the Rabbinic tradition. He was a man of the…
Proverbs is a very practical book. If it were part of the New Testament, it would probably have been written by James. It is about action in the world. Of course, its content has plenty of spiritual and eternal consequences, but the focus of Proverbs is the here and now. Do what your required to…
“and sends rain on the just and the unjust” Matthew 5:45 I have a hard time understanding God’s battle plan. If I were running the cosmic war, I would make it as difficult as possible on my enemies and as wonderful as I could for my allies. I’d be sure that my troops got the…
Usually I don’t hear much from the Today’s Word audience. But in the last few days, as we examined several passages dealing with the idea of a redeemed relationship between a man and a woman, I am suddenly getting a lot of replies. We looked at several powerful and interesting verses in the Bible that…
QUESTIONS ABOUT SUFFERING 1 Peter 1:13-14 says that we need to set out minds to action, be fully committed to Christ and be obedient – not being conformed to the former lusts of the body. What do you think Peter means when he says that we must set out minds to action? girding up the…
David was a great leader. He had all the attributes we seek in the most worthy commanders. He came up through the ranks, not from nobility. He knew the heart of the people because he was one of them. He showed courage from an early age. He was not afraid to state his mind or…
