Category Archives: Bible study
The Glory of Understanding His Ways
Understanding the way our Father works is a personal passion for me. I did not major in theology, and so many things have to be painstakingly explained to me, but I will occasionally find something that is really insightful. A critical need we have is understanding the subtleties and significance of being made right with God (justification) [...]
A Chariot Ride Into Teachability
We live out our lives making decisions. Many are like ‘forks’ in the road. They are made and they shunt us in another direction. Some are dramatic, we see very quickly that the road is going to take us in a radically different path. Sometimes, if we’re honest, we will admit to backtracking, retracing our route [...]
Mix Faith With Doing
“In the same way, faith by itself—that does nothing—is dead.” James 2 Recipes are good. I used to sit and read “The Joy of Cooking,” reading it like it was a literary novel. I was quite fond about the simple way it divided everything up. You had sections on Meats, and Desserts, and even Drinks. [...]
Walking Intelligently
Faith–”For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor. 5:7 Spirituality–”But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Gal. 5:16 Consistency–”I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called.” Eph. [...]
Taking a Book By the Horns
***** Quite often, we let the Bible intimidate us. We all can take on a verse or two. But that is pretty weak. The Bible isn’t made up of singular verses, but of whole books. I intend to go on record, to encourage you to ingest the Word. It’s as if we went to a Chinese [...]
Five Verses That Mean Something
Five Verses These are verses that have made a great deal of influence on me. Here are five of my favorites– these are verses that have directed me and given me support in challenging times. I hope at least one will resonate in your heart. It is a challenge to limit myself to [...]
Psalms 16, Study–”Something Good”
Psalm 16 7 I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. 8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, 10 [...]
Psalm 16, Study– “He is Always Good”
Psalm 13 1 Protect me, God, because I trust in you. 2 I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord. Every good thing I have comes from you.” 3 As for the godly people in the world, they are the wonderful ones I enjoy. 4 But those who turn to idols [...]
Making Some Sense of a Deep and Kind Love: 1 Corinthians 13
Love. In the face of doctrine, creeds and faith systems…isn’t the important thing that we just love? Isn’t love the superior truth we should be after? _______________ 1 Corinthians 13, “The Message” The Way of Love ” 1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking [...]