Faith and Money.

An Exposition on the Book of James Part 3. If you haven’t yet, please check out part 1 of this series, The ideas of James are all centered around the idea of a perfectly forged faith that makes us perfect. There is hardly a day that goes by that my phone doesn’t ring with someoneContinue reading “Faith and Money.”

Waves of doubt

An Exposition on the Book of James Part 2. If you haven’t yet, please check out part 1 of this series. The ideas of James are all centered around the idea of a perfectly forged faith that makes us perfect or complete. I often find myself not finishing projects. I get 80% of the wayContinue reading “Waves of doubt”

A Perfectly Forged Faith

An Exposition on the Book of James Part 1. Have you ever noticed that the tools that are used to forge metal are often the tools that are forged. If you need a hammer to make a hammer, how do you get a hammer? While I don’t know much about blacksmithing, I do know thatContinue reading “A Perfectly Forged Faith”

Four things you might not know the Bible teaches about Mary

1 – Mary is not the focus of the Bible. Mary, the mother of Jesus is mentioned by name less than 20 times in the New Testament. Joseph, Mary’s husband, is only mentioned about 12 times. While Mary is an important figure in the New Testament, being the mother of Jesus, she is never theContinue reading “Four things you might not know the Bible teaches about Mary”

Whose Favor Are We Seeking?

“Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember that which Amalek did to Israel, how he laid wait for him in theContinue reading “Whose Favor Are We Seeking?”

The Wheel of God’s will

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Have you ever really wanted to know what God’s will was in a situation? I mean, you wanted to go to the right place, wanted toContinue reading “The Wheel of God’s will”

Made to be conformed to his Image

I am often told how much my daughter looks like me. She, however, is a third of my height and a sixth of my weight. She has long hair; I have short hair. She doesn’t have a beard, and I do. She is a girl, and I am a man. Yet, though we are veryContinue reading “Made to be conformed to his Image”

Discerning God’s Will

In our Sunday school class, we have been discussing the will of God and how we can discern it. In class we have talked about the known will of God, but here I want to discuss the unknown will of God. What I mean by that is that God tells us things that are hisContinue reading “Discerning God’s Will”

Liquor – What is in a word.

Liquor is found in the King James Bible exactly 3 times. It is a word that use to mean something completely different than what we tend to think of it today. Today, it is used to mean a strong alcoholic drink of some type, but what did it mean in the 1600’s when the translationContinue reading “Liquor – What is in a word.”