It isn’t always easy to stand up and be strong in our faith. It seems everywhere we turn we face obstacles and temptations. Satan does his absolute best to deter us from following Jesus. No matter our age, our background, or our education, none of us is immune to the difficult task of standing up […]
Week 44 Character | Striking A Balance
Jude struck a balance between our responsibility and God’s when it comes to our salvation. He wrote, “Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life” (v. 21), and then described God as “him who is able to keep you from stumbling […]
Week 43 Mission | Whatever Happened to the Second Coming?
When I was five years old, my Uncle John invited me to go with him to my first “revival meeting.” The speaker was an old-style evangelist who preached hell hot and eternity long. It was a warm fall night, so the windows of the church were open. As the sermon began, I could look out […]
Week 43 Character | Avoiding Spiritual Procrastination
We humans are capable of some less-than-stellar habits. One of these is procrastination. We have a deadline, and instead of pacing ourselves to meet the deadline in equal, strong bursts, we do as little as possible before the absolute last minute and apply immense pressure to ourselves to reach the demands of the deadline. This […]
Week 42 Mission | A True Word
Why would an American university student read writings collected by Israelite tribes 2,000 to 4,000 years ago? Not only are they old, they were written in ancient foreign languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek)! Why would such a student read these documents and use them for governing their way of life? The Apostle Peter provides a […]