Image by Jan Alexander from Pixabay Some people really like road trips. I could take them either way. But one major improvement that I’ve lived with most of my life is a wonderful piece of technology called a GPS. There’s nothing like having an eye in the sky to help…
Image by Thanks for your Like • donations welcome from Pixabay Every time I go to the mall, especially a new one I’ve never visited, every once in a while as you walk the main halls you will see a giant map. They usually have some kind of mark to…
Image by Carlos Alvarenga from Pixabay Without realizing it, we Christians tend to make up big words that new people were people in the world don’t understand. It’s hard to talk about holiness without using these words for us. So I wanted to take a moment in our blog series…
Image by aleksandra85foto from Pixabay Our perspective is so small compared to God’s. We can only see things a certain way. I can’t tell you how many times my perspective has been expanded by new experiences. Experience is a good teacher. It changes the way we think about things. There’s…
Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay I have several friends who don’t like to be told something is impossible. They take it as a personal challenge to do the thing you tell them can’t be done. Of course, this is doing it for themselves. They want to know if they can’t…
Image by jacqueline macou from Pixabay There tends to be a debate among Christians concerning works and faith. I talked about that in a previous post. But there are other questions about how holiness actually happens in our character and deeds. Paul tells us to work out our salvation with…
Image by Elias Sch. from Pixabay Even among Christians there are different messages about holiness. Some talk about sin and the flesh putting up a constant battle against the Christian. They say a life seeking holiness will struggle to maintain it. We try but we fail. But does the Bible…
Image by Carlos Lincoln from Pixabay It’s one of the hottest topics in Christian circles. Preachers are always talking about temptation, desires, and sins. You get all types of teaching on the subject. On the conservative side, preachers and teachers are almost apocalyptic, telling you it’s the end of the…
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay Everyone wants to live life successfully. One of the hottest topics in self-help circles is learning life hacks to make everything easier and simpler. There are general and specific hacks we can apply for an edge. But we seek God’s expectations to make us holy.…
Image by Markéta Machová from Pixabay It seems this year has gone by so fast. As another year fades into the background, most Americans focus on the future. We want to know what’s coming next so we can prepare for it. Our national culture “bakes in” the reluctance to visit…
