The Proof of Genuine Faith: What We Do Matters to God
We have bumper stickers and Christian messages everywhere in our culture. But what good is it if we display or…
Category: Discernment
Who is God’s favorite? What the Bible says about favoritism.
We all have a tendency to show favoritism, don’t we? We have a tendency to treat some people better than…
The Generosity of Nehemiah
The World is Hurting I believe the world is hurting. One way that I think we can show our hurting…
Where Sin is Born
Do you ever feel like someone else is making you behave badly? I do, I think we all do. In…
Earthly Wisdom vs. Heavenly Wisdom
When I moved to California from Puerto Rico, I was 16 years old, and I came with a vocabulary of…
God Uses Ordinary People (Nehemiah’s Story)
In the book of Nehemiah, in the Old Testament, the Israelites were taken captive by King Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon. He…
What the Bible Says About Peace
The world is desperate for peace. Peace is something we’ve been seeking forever, really, and we have tried all kinds…
What Does the Cross Mean for You?
I want to bring your attention to just a few verses about the cross today. Something to get you thinking,…
I Urge You to Transform, not Conform (Romans 12)
As free and grateful people, we can say, “God, thank you for all you’ve given me. Now I offer myself…
Words Matter to God
God is speaking words to us, words that matter. All throughout the Bible, the words of God matter. I’ve been…
At Peace with God (Romans 5)
Paul refers to peace 50 times in his letters. He uses the Greek word eirene, which means the opposite of…
Blessed are the… (A Look at Happiness and the Beatitudes)
Jesus calls us to live outside of what the world calls happiness and, instead, embrace his definition and source of…