Character

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. For by...

Who Am I

If there is any one factor that will drastically affect how you live out your relationship with Christ it is your identity or how you view yourself. Understanding who you are is vital to understanding the way you should live. If this part is (too) broken then there is...

How Do We Decide on What is Important?

I read a fantastic article from a professor I had at Western Seminary. I thought it would be helpful to summarize some of the thoughts from that article. We often struggle with understanding the weight of some issues over the other and how do we treat those who may...

Faith vs. Fear

The LORD is for me; I will not fear; what can man do to me? (Psalm 118:6 NAS) I just arrived home with my bride from a few weeks of vacation.  I was reminded in drifting through the Scriptures in one of my daily dives about the simple joy of our security in Christ. It...

Morality for Christians

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace might increase? – Rom 6:1 (NAS)   Morality is a very difficult issue in our culture. We have the legalists, relativists, ideologists, eclectics and a host of other philosophical elements that...