When talking about ways to keep faith alive and surviving, it’s easy to focus only on all the things we do ourselves to make that happen. We also need to step back and consider that a faith that truly thrives, in the end, is one that hasn’t tried to steal the show and not let…
Often as Christians, we grow comfortable where we are and don’t develop our spiritual potential to the point it needs to be to survive complacency. A faith that survives in a mature Christian must go beyond the basics of spiritual disciplines to finding our individual unique place and spiritual potential in the church.
Freed-Hardeman can either be one of the greatest things for faith or a dangerous thing for faith, depending on how it is utilized. It’s tempting to allow simply being at a Christian university and taking Bible classes to constitute the full extent of faith during college years. All the while, faith will die if we…
Jesus stated the Golden Rule, which is “Do one to others before they do one to you.” This is what a little boy said when asked what the golden rule is. What does Jesus really say to us?
Paul closes the first chapter of Philippians by encouraging them to live in such a way their life commends the gospel message, leading them closer to the Lord, while leading others to the Lord. The same must be true of us.
After lessons of Why Baptism, Confession, Repentance and Faith?, we now close our series with the urgent need to hear, to truly listen to everything the Lord teaches and commands. Until we learn His meaning of “hear,” we cannot understand the elements in becoming and living as a Christian.
In our culture, we our encouraged to recycle cans, plastic and other materials. Many are encouraged to recycle a bad marriage by finding someone else to marry when reconciliation seems impossible. What does Jesus say?
Peer pressure is real and powerful. How can young people talk with their friends about spiritual matters instead of being led off by non-believers?