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When Your Faith Stumbles

  “O you of little faith.”

These words were quite frequently used by the Lord Jesus while teaching and speaking with the disciples during critical moments of their recorded time together. (Matthew 6:30, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 14:31, Matthew 16:8, Luke 12:28) I can only imagine how many times I would have those words spoken to me by my Savior if He was to audibly speak to me as my circumstances…

A Serious Cause For Concern

Some of my earliest experiences in a Christian setting where in Southern Baptist churches where the Pastor was preaching fire and brimstone.  Oh how I hated that as a young rebellious child and even worse as a teenager.  Now I am very stubborn by nature, my wife and my family can attest to that, I’ve never liked anyone telling me what to DO. But to be told what to BELIEVE? Not gonna happen. And…

Making the Decision to Follow Christ

After watching the final presidential debate last night, I found myself again getting caught up in everyone’s social media commentary, fact debunking and passionate opinion pieces about the potential destruction of our country if (insert your disliked candidate here) gets elected. I had reposted an old blogearlier about keeping our peace, relevant to those of us who have been getting so caught…

Having Peace Which Surpasses Understanding

(Originally posted on TBLFaithNews.com on 12/9/15)

On a daily basis how would you assess your ability to follow God’s instruction to “be anxious for nothing?” (Philippians 4:6) How about the second half of the verse? Do you honestly bring EVERYTHING to God in prayer with THANKSGIVING? We often hear about having “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding guarding our hearts and minds”(P…

Making Connections: “River” by Emeli Sande

Every where I go, every thing I do, every song I hear, movie I see, I draw connections. Emeli Sande’s song called “River” is one I’d like to draw some connections to God’s truths.

“If you’re looking for the big adventure, And gold is all that’s on your mind, If all you want’s someone to take your picture, Then I won’t waste your time.

See maybe I’m too quiet for ya, You probably never noticed Me,

Worldly Faith V.S. Biblical Faith

Everyone from the Bible scholar and pastor to the motivational speaker and the new-age/self-help guru teaches that one must have “faith.” However what are we being taught to place this “faith” in exactly? So many of us (myself included) have loved to share inspirational quotes that reflect our desire to have faith in our dreams and goals and a brighter future for ourself. How many of these have…

The Road to Apostasy is Paved with Compromise

Apostasy, the abandonment or renunciation of one’s faith or belief, is much akin to the splinter that gets infected and turns to gangrene. That minuscule shard of wood can unexpectedly enter your hand or foot and, though almost unnoticeable at first, if left alone can become infected, disease can set in and it can result in the amputation of an entire limb. The “splinter” that begins the road to…

How God Can Use Heartbreak For His Glory

There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. (John 4:18 NIV)

A relationship that is anointed by God has a deep sense of unity and peace, unexplainable. It will be a bond, unbreakable.  There will be a sense of peace, incomprehensible, undeniable. It will also challenge your thinking and help…

An Earnest Appeal To Come To Faith In Jesus Christ

There is one thing we all need to really consider at some point in our life … we will ALL die. There is no question about it, but the real question is where will you go after? The Bible says we will go to one of two places, heaven or hell.

If believers in Jesus Christ are wrong about God then we are wasting our lives … yet if those of YOU who don’t know Jesus are wrong about God, then you are…

Honoring God in Your Relationships

Have you been dating somebody a while and there’s just this little stirring in your heart wondering, “Is this the person I should be with?”

It’s that still small voice inside your heart analyzing and questioning if this the person you’re meant to share forever with. I’ve been there! In fact, I share my story of God pursuing my heart in the midst of my last (dysfunctional) relationship and the…

Consecrating Your Life to God with Faith and Diligence

  There’s a saying I have heard in business over the years that says “If you become too big to do small thing, you become too small to receive big things.”  Upon reading one of my favorite devotionals this morning I stumbled upon something that made me realize how true this maxim is in relation to our walk with the Lord.

Jesus told His disciples:

“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay…

The Trap of Evil Women and the Blessings of Excellent Wives

One of my favorite things to study in Scripture is the dynamics of men and women, our God-anointed roles and dissecting different relationships and extracting the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Yesterday I came across Ecclesiastes 7:26 and it really grabbed my attention:

“I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases…