Today, perhaps more than ever, we hear questions about or objections to the Bible. And let’s be honest, a book that is thousands of years old, written by different people in different cultures and languages can generate a lot of skepticism. So, how do we know we can trust it? 1. Digging in: The main focus and … [Read more...]
How Far Is Too Far?
One thing is clear throughout Scripture: God doesn’t want His people thinking and acting like the world around them. If there’s no difference between believers and nonbelievers, how will nonbelievers see God? Beginning in Exodus and continuing throughout the Bible, God said, “Be holy, for I am holy!” the book of 1 Thessalonians … [Read more...]
Share Faith the Philip Way
As the book of Acts opens, God is growing His church by the thousands over a period of just a few days. This creates some logistical problems for the apostles, so they decide to recruit seven helpers—people who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. One of these helpers is a guy named Philip, a man who will become a … [Read more...]
#TrendingTruth
As I write this devotion, the following topics are trending on Twitter; #GalaxyS6, #voteonedirection, #kca. If you’re not on Twitter this might look like code, so here is the easiest way to explain it: these are topics Twitter users are tweeting right now. “Trending” topics change as often as people get tired of talking about … [Read more...]
Own Our Own: Growing Up in Faith
As we grow up, we experience things that tell us we are doing just that—growing up. Harder school classes, more homework, driver’s license, weekend freedom and more responsibility. We have one more to add: taking ownership of our faith. Growing up in our faith involves taking the responsibility off of our parents and putting it … [Read more...]
Four Signs that You Haven’t Forgiven Yourself
Guilt, shame, and regret are pretty common among teens. It’s easy to know in our heads that God forgives, but in our hearts—in our guts—we don’t really believe we’ve been forgiven. At least, we don’t live our lives convinced that God has truly forgiven us. The Enemy, Satan, wants to use guilt and shame to hold us as … [Read more...]
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