During this past semester of school one quote has stood out to me above all the rest:
“Do not expect always to get an emotional charge or a feeling of quiet peace when you read the Bible. By the grace of God you may expect that to be a frequent experience, but often you will get [...]

Usually I keep my blog posts between 250 and 400 words (about normal for blog posts). This will be a bit longer, but stick with me. I think it will be worth your while, but grab something to drink while you read this. I’ve been waiting to be able to write this for a long [...]

There is big difference between knowing about God and knowing God.
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Most seminary educations help pastors know more about God.
Most churches services help us know more about God.
Most Christian books help us know more about God.
Most Bible studies help us know more about God.
But all of these things, in and of themselves, don’t help us know [...]

I’m sticking my head out there again, as if I didn’t enough HERE and HERE.
This past week Newsweek magazine came out with a cover story about how the Bible supports gay marriage. I read one blog this week that said if the Bible is causing Christians to argue whether gay marriage is good or bad [...]

Coming out a class discussion on Friday…I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes The Bible the Word of God. Obviously there are many answers, but I’d love to hear from you. I’ll share what I think is the most convincing reason tomorrow. Take a quick second to think about it.
For you, what makes The [...]

I was checking out Hebrews 11:6 today and it kind of surprised me.
We often make our relationship with Christ about many things (faith, obedience, morals), but clearly he is most concerned (or maybe only concerned) with our faith.
I’ve always thought that faith is truly shown in the worst of times. We always love to turn [...]