As a parent, what motivations for obedience are you teaching your children. Even if you don’t have children, what motivations for obedience to God in your marriage, relationships, friendships, or work, are you instilling in yourself?...
We're living in a highly charged culture right now. We're at each others throats. If you proclaim Jesus as your Lord & Savior, there is a way to handle when you've been wronged by somebody, and there is a way not to....
A statement from Streamsong Church about our role as followers of Jesus in the political and cultural climate of our country....
Learn how the Gospel (the cross) functionally gives us a peace in the midst of a fading and broken world!...
When we believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ and follow him, Jesus says that the world is going to hate us as we bear witness about him. How do we make sense of that intimidating truth? What is the proper way to respond to it? And how does the Cross help us share and live out our faith in the midst of a world that is hostile to us? ...
We often stroll through life thinking everything will be fine until suddenly, it isn’t. We easily slip into thoughts like, “I’m solid. I’m on top of things. I’ve got it nailed. I’ve planned well. I’m secure.” How easy it is for us to slip back into self-confidence by thinking of God’s favor as a right we have somehow earned. When things go suddenly wrong, how should we respond to it? And how does the Gospel help us?...
What is "tithing"? What does it have to do with Jesus? Why should I engage in it?...
In trying to live the life God wants us to live, our problem may not be what we’re looking at, rather it may be what we’re NOT looking at. ...
Are you having a hard time reconciling your every day life with the victory that Jesus has brought to us on the cross? ...
When the heat is on, where do you hide? Where you hide is the difference between moving forward and lagging behind....
What's holding you back may not be your limitations but your lack of belief in God's capabilities...
Following Jesus is a process. God started something in us and He promises to finish it!...
Do you feel like you're being chased? When you start chasing after Jesus, what's chasing you is left in the dust....
I'll admit, I had forgotten how boring Chronicles was. Usually I think of Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and Numbers as being hard to get through, but 1 Chronicles really had me slogging. I had already committed to writing a blog post and was thinking, "How in the world am I going to find something applicable in this somewhat repetitive narrative??" Of course, it was no fault of ...
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I write this as COVID-19 is raging and we are under a "stay at home" mandate. I'm unsure what day it is at this point. I miss in-person interaction. And coffee shops. And working in the hospital not wondering if I'll be the next patient. I also miss the ignorance of not thinking communicable diseases could take out my friends and family. I find myself grumbling at life's c...
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