1 John 4:19  “We love because he first loved us.”  With just those seven words, John encapsulates one of the most important and foundational truths in the Christian faith and if we are serious about being fully equipped as Jesus’ disciples, this truth must dominate...

True discipleship is a divine romance; it’s a sacred dance; it's a journey of surrender; it's a daily journey to the cross. It's about us embracing the most privileged opportunity we have been given which is to die to ourselves and trust God for our resurrection and...

It's funny how so many scientists and medical experts are amazed at how well we human beings are designed and yet they don't believe in the Designer. The fact is we have been wonderfully and intricately designed for many things, one of which is this: we are designed...

Unbelief is really the mother and father of all sins. Every other sin that we feel bad about is our futile attempt to earn the things that God has already freely given us. God said to Adam and Eve: “I give you everything in abundance. It is all good.”  Then the...

How would you characterize your level of contentment? When you look at your life, how would you describe the feelings you have toward it? Look at the various component parts of your life. So many things are involved - where you work, where you live, who you're married...

I want you to imagine you are sitting in Carnegie Hall or the Sydney Opera House, waiting for a concert to commence, featuring a magnificent Symphony Orchestra. However, before magnificence, you must experience chaos. The sound of the musicians tuning their...

Does that Bible reference ring any bells? I would suggest that for most Christians the answer would be no. Unlike John 3:16 or Romans 8:28 or John 1:1 ... this obscure verse in Romans 2 is not quoted much at all. Is that because it is not important? Or is it because...

One day, a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway. It just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. -...

Why does the Church exist? It’s not to get people together for meetings. Or to keep our theology pure. Or to defend our traditions. Or to look cool and appealing to the unchurched. But it’s so easy to fall into one or more of those traps if we are not constantly...

There’s something we need to understand about reality and truth. In our culture today we are being told that reality or truth is anything you believe it to be. But that’s just post-modernist nonsense. Truth and reality are defined as that which most certainly is. So...