Behold, the Lamb

Living by faith is not the life of a dreamer or an idealist. . . . It is the pursuit of the realist.

Hope arises out of the hard truth of how things are. Christians will always live carrying in one hand the promises of how it will be and in ...

"A prayer to be said before doing one's work" by John Calvin Our good God, Father and Savior, since You have pleased to comman...

Comments based on what I wrote about 1 Corinthians 14:35 Reader said... hey- i got to your blog thru a___. quick question- what about a th...

This was written in response to questions the ladies gave the men in Lifegroup . ( written July 18, 2007 ) 1. If you could say one thing to ...

Many times in communication, when we avoid the little hurts, we cause the big hurts.

James 4:1-3 What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire an...

You have heard the saying comparing trials to a container filled with liquid that states that when we are shaken who we truly are comes out....

So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before t...

I wrote earlier on the need for men to be brothers, men who will honor women in the Lord, not just look for a wife. Brothers must be men who...

As children bring their broken toys with tears for us to mend, I brought my broken dreams to God because He was my friend! But then instead ...

Someone asked me why I wouldn't see this movie: The commercials I have seen show a sex scene. And I have seen enough, where if that were...

I was talking with a friend, tonight, how I would like to see the new Star Trek movie, but will not go see it because it demeans and dishono...

Psalm 37 3 Trust in the Lord , and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. 4 Delight yourself in the Lord , and he will give ...

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us. Selah --Psalm 62:8 Humble yourselves, therefor...

Picture the stories about Jesus as you listen to this:

The last few weeks, God has been really impressing on me this verse. “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for ...

1 Corinthians 13:4-13 4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own w...

Psalm 133: A Song of Ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on ...

Jesus said that no greater love is this, that a man would lay down his life for another. Laying your life down, frees you to love. Because y...

I don't know where God is leading me, but I can trust that He will lead me. And that As I seek His face and walk in integrity, He will m...

This may sound strange. But hope others see me as weak. Not in a pitiful sense, but in the sense that what ever strength is seen in me is cr...

I thought about titling this: Why Calvinists evangelize? Psalm 33:4-9 4 For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in fai...

Jesus spoke the truth. He confronted sin. He would not compromise. He turned over tables in the temple. He spoke against the Pharisees. He c...

This week has been hard. I feel like a dork. My emotions have been so disheveled and confusing. And my response to it has a desperation. I ...

Sometimes hearing the Lord, comes from wrestling with the Lord as Jacob did. We know that He is our only hope. He alone has the answer. And ...

I will not loose what I have committed to the L ORD . He will make a way where there seems to be no way. Walk in integrity, wait patiently f...

“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a t...

"Young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the L ORD lack no good thing." It can be hard to choose to be a godly man...

I wrote earlier about a man finding a wife on his knees. A woman must wait to give her heart to her husband on her knees as well. I think wi...

The Evolution (Darwinian) Theory of the origin of man based on science. In reality it is based on inference. It is a more excepted inference...

We have a God who over and over again proves that science obeys Him and not the other way around. And yet we have a hard time believing this...

When I struggle or my heart is broken or I've failed or I don't feel anything at all, I find myself wanting to figure it all out. I ...

Bruce Marchiano, the man who played Jesus in the Matthew movie, was speaking this Sunday morning. He said that when he got chosen to play th...

Today, it has really bothered me when people say "Happy Easter". This is the first year I think I have really felt this way. And i...

When Christ said that there is not greater love than one who lays down his life for another and commanded us to love as He has loved us. He ...

Sometimes doing the noble thing is the the thing that will break your heart the most. But I believe that love is worth a broken heart.

Men, we must be men who pursue our wives, not in the passions of our desire or in the arena of social agendas or church events or relationsh...

I believe that women need the men to be strong godly brothers, who are a part of their lives. But let me be clear, this does not mean that w...

I remember talking with one of my sisters while she was going through a hard time. She wanted to know that she was beautiful. She wanted to ...

God has been really challenging me lately. Over the past year or so He has been teaching me what it means to love someone. One of the things...

If you use romance to impress a woman, you have missed the point. You do not know what romance is. The purpose of romance is to make her fee...

Sometimes our paths are cloudy and we cant see what is ahead of us. And sometimes the ground trembles. It is in these times that the words o...

I had this written about me the other day, "I honestly believe that you have a heart that truly seeks to honor God! ...and I couldn...