Josiah’s action was the effect that hearing the Lord’s view of idolatry has on someone whose heart is fully devoted to Yahweh. Those who love God and whose hearts are completely His cannot abide any idols in their hearts—no matter how longstanding the idols might be or who built them.   When Josiah realized that... Continue Reading

The Seventh Commandment forbids adultery (Exodus 20:14), defined as a sexual relationship outside marriage. But Jesus created a “fence” around it with his warning, “Everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28).   This Associated Press headline is intended to make us click... Continue Reading

God’s blessing being poured into us happens simultaneously to our pouring out our hearts in His presence. The weak pouring out anxiousness, confusion, and need, and the strong pouring out love, strength, and blessing in response.   “If God is real, I’m sure He’s too busy to care about the details of my life.” A... Continue Reading

As she was leaving, the police officer said, “Thank you for your time, Ms. Holt, and I am sorry you had to experience this today. Please know the remains have been brought to the coroner’s office for an autopsy. We assume it was a heart issue based on her medical history.” “Remains,” the word hung... Continue Reading

The potential to accidentally stumble into sexually explicit scenes in romantasy is a warning to parents and a risk teenagers actively navigate. In an interview for Reedsy, romantasy author Jennifer L. Armentrout commented, “A lot of romantasy covers look like fantasy books, so new readers may not be aware that they’re reading a fantasy romance,... Continue Reading

There’s a spectrum of dissenting ideas, some of which are good, some it’s not clear or they are a matter of indifference, and some are bad. We should avoid treating our liberty as license. Just because something is legal or socially approved of or allowed in some sense doesn’t mean we should do it or... Continue Reading

In Jeremiah 7v8-15 he calls the people to go visit Shiloh and see what God did to a complacent people who treated him with contempt and led double lives full of idolatry, adultery, murder and perjury yet sure they could come and worship and be safe.  God will do the same again in destroying the... Continue Reading

Bryan was a generous man in life and the distribution of his estate exhibited that generosity. After his family, the bequests included local churches he was associated with throughout his life, the PCUSA, YMCA, public libraries, and educational institutions. The Bryan home in Nebraska was donated to the Methodists for conversion to a hospital. During... Continue Reading

He is the God. The One who speaks and galaxies are born. The One who commands the seas and they obey. The One who shakes mountains with His voice and makes rulers tremble. And yet, we treat Him as common. We scroll through our phones while our Bibles sit unopened. We sacrifice our children—not on... Continue Reading

Through his works, he displayed his power over nature, illness, demons, and even death, showing that he was the fulfillment of God’s plan to redeem the world. And in doing so, he showed that he was the true King, exercising dominion over all things in a way Adam never could. Most powerfully, Jesus displayed his... Continue Reading