There is a song we sing at church from time to time called ‘Let Our Faith Be Not Alone’. One of the lyrics says, “the Son of Man before our eyes, his holiness uncompromised”. Uncompromised. What does that mean? To answer this question we must first define ‘holiness’ as a state of being holy, sacred, [...]
In the closing verses of Romans chapter seven Paul delves deep into the intimate struggle of a man coping with a fallen nature. In the midst of an argument built to encourage living by faith and through the Spirit we are introduced to a sobering realization of our eminent struggle for perfection. Paul writes in [...]
Today, I awoke with a flame. A burning spiritual flame. Over the course of my adult life these days happen on occasion. Lately, there have been more occasions. Folks, God lit a fire inside of me. I can’t ignore it because it burns. I can’t hide it because it’s bright. I cannot tame it because [...]
Before we can attempt to describe the meaning of justification by faith we must first define the term justification. To be justified is to be living in agreement with the will of God. A modern definition of the term typically includes several concepts which should be left out. J.A. Wood defines justification as “that governmental [...]
Not finding my manner of life described in books, although I have no problem with that, yet, for reassurance, I would appreciate your thoughts about ...
You so earnestly desire that I describe the method by which I arrived at that habitual sense of God’s presence, which our merciful Lord has ...
Forbes published an article in 2007 titled Benefits from Giving which begins by saying, “We all admire people who live the credo ‘It’s better to ...
I suppose most would tell you that the return on investment in volunteer work is not the point. I disagree. To give of ourselves for ...
This is the first chapter of my book ‘Groans of the Prisoners’. All proceeds go to adoption! Visit this page for more information. He awoke. ...
It makes sense to me that we should read John 3:30 as a prayer of John the Baptist rather than just a statement. “He must ...
As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must ...
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