I'm not here to just give you a good lesson. No, I am actually here to disciple you. And that’s very different. To disciple someone means teaching them God’s Truth and helping them live life according to it. That's what this podcast is all about, that's...
Jesus- nailed to the Cross, hung bleeding, dying in the pitch dark middle of the afternoon. Groaning in agony with his last bit of human strength, he raised his voice to heaven and cried out loudly, “My God, why have you abandoned me?” I bet you’ve...
One of the many beautiful things about our relationship with God, through our savior Jesus Christ, is that we get to repent. We get to repent. As soon as you sense a conviction in your spirit about whatever it is that you’re doing or thinking...
In the past week on the podcast and here in these blog posts I’ve been talking about believing true Truth (God’s word) and spotting the sometimes subtle, sometimes blatant, lies of Satan. So, what I’d like for you to do today is make an assessment...
I love Hebrews 11:6 that says, “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must BELIEVE that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him” (emphasis mine). Looking at the original Greek, the word “Believe” is...
God was and is the beginning of everything that has ever begun. He's the starting point. He created everything. He established everything as it was, and as it should be, in precisely the way that it's all supposed to function (including you and me). So, think...
Five. For cancer survivors that number is like the Mt. Everest of milestones. Statistics prove that reaching that mark without a recurrance represents so much more in terms continuing to survive and thrive after cancer. So, I’ve reached five…and that’s a good thing. Five is...
October 30, 2014 "Making the Most of YOUR Now!" Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV) In January 2006, Dr. John Piper was diagnosed with prostate cancer. On the eve...
At what point does one officially become a cancer survivor? I believe that anyone who has had cancer is a survivor from the very moment they receive the diagnosis. News like that could have literally scared me to death. But it didn’t. Then I began thinking...
“You have cancer.” That’s a sentence that will strike fear in your heart. Cancer is one of those “Goliath” kinds of things- big, looming, loud, threatening. For anyone who hears the word cancer associated with his or her own name it’s flat out scary- even for...