By Laurel Martinez Prayer is hard. Often seen as a burden and yet more often so revitalizing. Prayer connects us to God. Whether in the morning, noon, or night, once an hour or once a year, prayer is a powerful conversation. An important conversation. Even so, Christ knew those of us on Earth would need some guidance, …
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By Gay N. Lewis Do people see a pleasant, clean entry when they arrive at your door? Everyone who rings the bell enters, right? Probably not. An uninvited visitor might appear, and you shoo him or her away. Perhaps you pretend no one is home and hope the person will leave. On the other hand, maybe …
By Surit Dasgupta These past few days, I was listening to a professor of psychology by the name of Jordan B. Peterson. Dr. Peterson has recently started giving lectures on the psychological significance of the Bible; these lectures are now readily available on YouTube. In his lectures, Dr. Peterson continually stresses on the mammoth implication of …
By Gene Mathis Introduction: Grace might be the most misunderstood word in all of the Bible. Some believe grace means that it doesn’t matter what you believe – God will accept you. Others believe that grace excuses all sin. Still others say salvation is by grace alone; obedience is not necessary. But what does God’s Word …
By Gene Mathis Introduction: The key to properly understanding the Bible is the very first verse of the Bible. NKJV Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Without an accurate understanding of this verse, the mysteries of the Bible cannot be unlocked. So what can we learn from this verse? God Exists This …
By Gene Mathis Introduction: Romans 8:5-6 – We must develop spiritual mindedness or we are dead! Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and …
By Gay N. Lewis Three hundred people met in a large room. Talking and laughing, they milled about visiting in small groups, and they all wore name tags. Many knew each other already, but in case they forgot a moniker, a tag attached to a shoulder was a good reminder. None of them knew me. dementiaPhoto: Wikipedia.org I’d been asked …
By Gene Mathis We are saved one by one—individually, but we are added to the body of Christ. We need each other in our fight against spiritual foes. “If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another.” This partnership is important to our remaining faithful. We need each other. The gifts …
By Gene Mathis Introduction: Peer pressure can be good or evil. One of the reasons we are instructed of the Lord to be communal in our faith…to have fellowship in religion and not be a solo act or lone wolf, is the benefit of good peer pressure. We need to be joined in a body of saints so as to help …
