“The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” This oft-quoted and helpful mantra raises the question of what is “the main thing”? I think I’m fairly safe to say the typical Independent Baptist answer is “missions.” Though it might be surprising to some, Bill Hybels and […]
“Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” (1 John 4:4, ESV) I have never met a Christian who has ever denied verbally that God is great, that God loves, that God forgives, […]
Hosea, the minor prophet, ministered in a time when the Northern kingdom was enjoying peace and prosperity. Unfortunately with this prosperity came great moral decay and as a result, Israel forsook their God and worshiped idols. So God instructed Hosea to marry Gomer, a “wife of whoredom” (1:2), to be an […]
Over the last two weeks I’ve found that human reasoning and efforts fail. Especially when trying to resolve spiritual problems which are deep seated in the lives of people. It has been brought to my attention that in times like these, when all human reasoning and efforts fail and crumble […]
Exodus 8:10 “Be it according to thy word, that thou mayest know that there is none unto the LORD our God.” In recent times I have been reading through A.W. Tozer’s book “The Knowledge of the Holy”, it has been a deeply moving read to say the least. In his […]
Psalms 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that trusteth in Him! In my short period of time on this earth, I have discovered that life is a learning curve! We as humans learn much through experience, whether or not the experience is […]
By Nabeel Zaydan As we live our days, sometimes we’re going along and suddenly we’re knocked down by some unexpected circumstance. Everything is out of focus and we begin gasping for our spiritual breath. Nothing seems to matter then except our circumstances. It may be a tragedy, a physical illness, […]
By Mardi Collier This is a start to a list of the characteristics of God that will help you in your study of beginning to know Him. It is vitally important to study Who our God is and have a knowledge of Him because it is the very foundation of […]
