Awhile back I was watching a television show on the history of country music, and I noticed how a number of country songs have the most interesting titles. Here are a few examples: “She got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)”; “How Come Your Dog Don’t Bite Nobody but Me?”; and “I’m So Lonesome I … Continued
In an earlier piece, I discussed the concept of measuring business functions and provided a set of recommendations on which and how to measure them. In this post, I’m going to extend the practice of measuring business functions to measuring the spiritual impact of a Christian business. Because a Kingdom business is more than just a … Continued
Evangelism gets a lot of bad press these days. Proselytizing or “trying to convert people” is seen very negatively in our culture. So should we keep sharing the gospel message? Why not just be good people doing good things in the world and leave it at that? We are here to help people get to … Continued
There is not one relationship I have with another person in which being used would be considered desirable. Nobody wants to be used. To use something is to extract its goodness out of it for my purposes then discard the parts that are not useful. When I first began to follow Jesus, I was surrounded … Continued
The names of God give us a glimpse into His character. They teach us more about who He is. The Bible declares that God is at work in the world and in the lives of those who believe in Him. His names illustrate that work in us. You can find everything that you are looking … Continued
Where there female prophets of the Bible? Yes! There certainly were! There are at least seven (maybe eight – but we’ll get to that in a minute). Not including, of course, false prophets. First, however, let’s examine what a prophet is, biblically. Prophets Of the Bible Often when people think of prophets, they think of … Continued
What is the role of a shepherd of God’s people? Sometimes I think we confuse our role and get discouraged as a result. Many pastors and teachers get frustrated when people fail to live up to their expectations, or when they come so far only to mess up again. I can easily join them in … Continued
Peter thawed his cold hands by the warm fire. He said that he would never be ashamed of Jesus. But he was about to deny Him…to a maid. He was about to go through a fiery trial and three times be found guilty of being ashamed of the one he called his Lord. Peter made … Continued
I found this sad prayer request in the comments section of our YouTube channel: I’m very depressed and so on, my wonderful mother passed in March (months ago). I’m dealing with a lot of bad thoughts and negativity in me that you can imagine. I don’t find peace. Please pray for me. I feel lost … Continued
This series was first published during September 2014. –ed. First Corinthians 8 is Paul’s response to a gray-area question dividing the church at Corinth. Paul doesn’t simply give the Corinthians a “yes” or “no” answer to their questions about eating meat sacrificed to idols. He helps them think through the purpose of their liberty and the … Continued
