God's grace may be abounding, but one thing it is not is cheap. It isn't sloppy and inexpensive. Though He has enough for all, it can be wasted. And though it is potent and powerful enough for the strongest of sinners, it can be misapplied and subsequently made of no effect. Its vastness is unsearchable, but its reach is precise.
You can only fear not when you know you have [...]
Those who feel the word represents "good" call themselves Christian. This comes from some sense that morality or good works are associated with this term. However, what morality is would be debatable among this group as well as what is good.
Don't kid yourself. We live in a polarizing time—a time [...]
It won't matter how much perfume you put on a corpse. If it's dead, it's dead. This is why the angel asked them, "Why seek ye the living among the dead?"
What do you have that the Master needs to carry Him through the streets? What have you kept tied up that needs to be loosed? What do you think you have that is too humble to be significant? I say to you that the Master has need of it. It's time to allow the King to be carried in on our backs. It's time for His praises to be heard. It's time to worship Him!
In the early morning hours that Saturday, my phone rang. I knew it couldn't be good. A close friend had just got word that the company we were both using to build our swimming pools was bankrupt, and we wouldn't get our pools finished or our money back.
Battles are inevitable, but victory is a choice. Warriors live [...]
Trying times bring difficult questions. It can seem that life is a riddle. Or better yet, a parable. As Christians, we often encourage each other by reminding ourselves that we are not alone. We take comfort from being with others even if others don't have the answers.
Jesus could do anything. He could control the natural elements, heal any disease, cast out any demon, and He could bring the dead back to life. But there was one group of people he couldn't help. Mark 6 tells the tale of two cities.
