The Buck Stops Here
God has authority and control over everything ... even human institutions.(poll)   Kings had it. Princes were trained to get it. Others coveted it to the point that they would go to war to get a piece of it. Because of it, a king could make you or break you with a single word. Many of them lorded it over their subjects. Today, generals, drill instructors, and the President of the United States have it. So do corporate executives, legislators with the keys to the purse strings, and your mom and dad … and if you are a mom or dad you have it.

Three Questions You Need to Ask When Reading Scripture
One of the things we try to accomplish with this blog is to help people walk with Jesus.  We write about how to think about God, how to reflect his image, and how to convey his word.  We help people think through sticky, sometimes controversial theological concepts, learn a thing or two about discipleship and what it means to worship God. One of the things that we haven't touched on yet is how we interpret Scripture.  Since Scripture is the basis on God's special revelation, it would be important to learn how to rightly divide his word. I ran across this blog post that helps us do that very thing.  The author of the blog, Justin Taylor, asked Gerald Bray who is a Rese

Money, God, Priorities, and You
I flee the temptation and harmful desires from the love of money.(opinion)   The leader of a Bible Study I attend told us that a friend of his who knows quite a few billionaires told him that many of those billionaires are the unhappiest people he knows. There are a large number of people who believe money will bring happiness. They think that if they just had enough money, they would be happy. But an interesting thing happens along the way to earning enough money…many of them discover that they can never earn enough to keep up with their desires. As th

What "The Biggest Loser" Can Teach Christians
I am not big on all the reality T.V. shows, but there are a couple that have caught my attention.  One is “The Biggest Loser” because it gives hope to the hopeless.

Ahhh, Confession. It's Good for the Soul.
I routinely confess my sins to another person.(opinion)   “For him who confesses, shams are over and realities have begun; he has exteriorized his rottenness…he longer smears it over with hypocritical show of virtue – he lives at least on the basis of veracity (truth).”   William James   Confession is good the for soul…it takes a heavy burden off your shoulders by cleansing you and is the first step in dealing with life on life’s terms. The Bible tells us that those who conceal their sins wi