Peter was, I think, the Apostle that we can all most easily relate to. There were times when he seemed to have it all together, and there were times when his mouth wasn’t big enough to hold the foot he just stuck in it. Peter could get it right one moment and wrong the next.…
Zacchaeus is mentioned three times in the Bible, all in Luke chapter 19. We know from the Bible that he was short in stature, the chief among the Publicans, and he was rich. For most people, he is best remembered for climbing a sycamore tree and his determination to see Jesus. Have you ever wondered…
When most people think about the point of no return, they tend to think about it from a negative perspective. For example, Romans 1:28 says some sinful acts cause God to give people over to a reprobate mind. I shudder when I think about that. Or Hosea 4:17, where the Bible says, “Ephriam is joined…
I often wonder how Jesus felt at certain strategic moments during His earthly ministry. I know it’s impossible for me to understand, for I am a mere mortal, while He is the One who created all things. But still, I wonder. One of those moments was when the crucifixion was just a few days away.…
Romans 6:1, “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” Paul is in the midst of speaking about faith and grace in his letter to the church in Rome. In this verse, he talks about…
My previous post, “It Was Only A Penny,” took an unexpected turn after the first paragraph. I had intended to use it to transition into this post and what happened after Jesus acknowledged the offering of two small coins by the widow woman. The disciples were once again asking Jesus about the last days. After…
Salvation is more than an emotional experience. A.W. Tozer expressed it this way: “Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this: before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man. We pursue God because, and only because, He has first put an urge within us that…