We can be sure that these years were spent as an ordinary childhood for Jesus. By today’s standards that ordinary childhood was anything but ordinary. From a child, Jesus would be steeped in the words of God. As soon as He could talk He would learn to pray Shema every morning: “Hear...
While this isn’t an overtly “Christian” book with lots of scriptures or references to God, it is obvious to the reader that Jeff believes in God and every word of the book fits in well with Biblical principles. As you read, I implore you to ask the Holy Spirit to remind you of t...
From the Biblical perspective, an effort to do something that God doesn’t consider ideal for you or me to do is defined as “sin” (James 4:17) – a form of rebellion against what God has in mind for you and for me.I am not acquainted with that definition of sin. I suppose it...
My dear friend. This is YOUR year. It is not another “all or nothing” for your life. The greatest mistake that anyone could make is to let a date pass and think that because they did not get started, they need to wait for another whole year to go by. What if you could just ...
Since Biblical times, Christians have argued over sin.Who’s sinning? What is sin and what isn’t?And they argue the most about what should be done about it. I’ve found that most folks in the church think the worst sins are the ones they don’t struggle with. But I digress . . ...
Let’s say you find yourself discussing a Bible verse with a friend, and suddenly he says, “You’re taking that verse out of context!” You didn’t think you were taking it out of context, but how do you know? The “out of context” claim is often used to stop arguments, but ma...
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The true biblical scholar approaches the Bible with the same presumption that there are answers to the thus-far unexplained. When something is encountered for which no explanation is known, the student goes on with research, looking out for the means to discover an answer. There is rational rea...
In Emotional Confidence, certified Christian life coach and award-winning podcast host Alicia Michelle shares how to implement the method she’s taught to tens of thousands into an ongoing lifestyle practice to effectively manage emotions for God’s glory. This biblical, scientifically based method ...
Of this A.W. Tozer writes, “It will require a determined heart and more than a little courage to wrench ourselves loose from the grip of our times and return to biblical ways, but it can be done.” It can be done. But it will require . . . determination and perseverance and seeki...