What comes to your mind when we talk about “finishing well”? I have always admired Caleb’s spirit in Numbers 13 and 14. Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “ We should by all means go up and take possession of it [the land] , for we will surely overcome it.” The Lord also compliments Caleb in Numbers 14:24, …
Discipleship. What comes to your mind when you think of this word? The need for a discipleship program in your church or hometown? A picture of Jesus wowing the first disciples with miracles, or mesmerizing them with His words? Hopeless confusion as to what Jesus really meant by the Great Commission? Bitter cynicism as result of good intentions gone south? …
Nature of Addictions Just because the Bible doesn’t use the word “addiction” does not mean God is silent on it. If we know His Word, we can begin to recognize what the world calls these various problems (and how the world attempts to solve them), and then speak the truth into those areas. The way we speak truth into these …
I recently spoke to a group of college students on the topic of divorce. I asked the students, “How many of you have personally been affected or know someone who has been affected by divorce?” The response was mind-blowing. I vividly remember watching the room fill with hands raised high. Each hand represented a story. A story of a covenant …
“Religion is just some made up system to explain the unexplainable.” These words echoed throughout my head for the majority of my high school years. This is a phrase that I allowed to wreck my life for years. I would make a stride toward overcoming this lie that was tattooed into my memory, and then quickly fall two steps backward …
When I’m reading the Bible, I find it really easy to “skim” through certain parts. Or skip them all together. Some of the laws are just plain hard to get through (for example, most of Leviticus). It’s pretty easy to skip through the prophecies as well; it can feel like reading a history textbook. It is especially easy to skip through genealogies…so …
by Matt Losee It’s one of my favorite verses. It’s also one of the ones I cringe at the most. If you’ve been around church long enough, you’ve probably heard it at one time or another. Paul the Apostle finishes one of the most exhaustive lists of trials that a Christian could possibly go through in one lifetime. It seems almost …
Jayden K. Smith went down in history last week. In case you missed it, (or haven’t checked Facebook in a few days) a cautionary message was forwarded millions of times in a matter of hours via Facebook Messenger cautioning friends to not accept a friend request from anyone named “Jayden K. Smith” because if you do, your account will be …
I love coffee. Like… really love. We’re talking borderline coffee snob, here. If you ever visit my apartment, this fact will go without saying. You’d probably notice the constant collections of mugs in the kitchen sink and shelves full of brewing equipment. The electric pot, the kettle, the Aeropress, the French press, the Chemex, the filters, the burr grinder, the beans…what …
by Word of Life Bible Institute student Lindsey Shumaker A little over a year. That’s how long it’s been since my life forever changed. I never knew how I would handle grief, but let’s be honest, no one ever really knows until it happens. In the midst of all the heartache and tears, I still can find joy and rest …
