Posts with the category “christian-living”

  I sure hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the reality is all around us that the world is not getting any better. I am not approaching this as pessimist, but truly as a Biblicist. We live in a “p...  Read More

  I live with you in the real world and present times of economic stress and times of distress. Although that is the case, let me broach the ever-popular topic of giving. The question arises as to whe...  Read More

  You would desire joy and gladness in your life, am I right? I know I want a release from overwhelming guilt, shame and despair. Willfully sinning against God always brings about a weighing down of t...  Read More

(The following is an excerpt from "Reclaiming Authentic Fundamentalism" by Douglas R. McLachlan)If social communication is language's secondary purpose, theological communication is its primary purpos...  Read More

Building a lasting legacy is something we should strive to fulfill, if indeed it is a godly one. It should be our goal to see the next generation carry on a life for Christ just as the previous genera...  Read More

Substance abuse is becoming more and more prevalent in our society today. Drugs and alcohol are more readily accessible. Advertising and visibility are enticing more to partake in these life-altering ...  Read More

As followers of Christ we are all experiencing the Christian life together. Sure, the particulars of the trials we face in this life will vary, but each of the difficulties bear the marks of Christ’s ...  Read More

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample. Philippians 3:17Our daughter Mikayla has made various dresses, and in so doing, has followed a pattern...  Read More

Having become DISCIPLES of the Lord Jesus by faith in the gospel, may it be that our lives are consistent with that gospel we have confessed and now profess to those around us. We need a “L”ifestyle o...  Read More

Christ’s disciples asked him, “teach us to pray”, during His earthly ministry as recorded in Luke 11:1. They had heard Jesus pray in the public arena before great crowds that He fed in offering up tha...  Read More

The Bible is at the heart of discipleship! Without “rightly dividing the Word of Truth” a person will follow his own ways instead of the ways of Christ (2 Timothy 2:15). We dare not handle the Word of...  Read More

Walking with Christ involves a desire to please Him in all that we think, say and do. In coming to know our Lord more from day to day, we learn to walk away from the things that once captivated our mi...  Read More

The tendency to forget what God has said to me necessitates putting in the work to become a pupil that can regurgitate the most important things my Lord has relayed to me. At some points it is benefic...  Read More

Are you a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ? How is it that you are following after Him? Does He have your ear – are you listening to Him?We now come to the first “I” in DISCIPLE. As disciples and as ...  Read More

Followers of Christ is what we are as believers in the living Lord Jesus, and what we intend to be throughout our days (Matthew 28:18-20). Knowing Christ and making Him known sums up the aim of our li...  Read More

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of t...  Read More

What is our responsibility as citizens of the United States of America? Are we as a local church responsible to uphold social justice, and speak out about social injustice? Is it the goal of the churc...  Read More

Distance running is demanding! Much of those demands consists of stresses and strains on the body, yet much also lies on the mindset and focus that it requires. Thus, the Scriptures employ words, such...  Read More

  We all tend to make every effort to prepare ahead of time for important events in life (weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, etc.) or upcoming visits from family and friends. There is a ...  Read More

Arise, O men of God, and stand in the gap for purity of life in word, in thought, and in deed. Putting on display holy and temperate living is a rare commodity in today’s promiscuous society that prom...  Read More

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Philippians 3:20We are to live our lives with our minds set on things above and not on things of thi...  Read More

Who is the responsible party for maintaining and promoting moral/sexual purity? Is there just as much that rides on the shoulders of women as that of men? Some have made the case that men are wholly r...  Read More

Sin can look really attractive, fooling even the trained eye guided by faith. That is why we must guard our hearts with all diligence and at all times (Proverbs 4:23). Further we must pay attention to...  Read More

We must take inventory of our lives because it is important to gauge what has been spent and what we need to stock up on for the future. It is vital to have some reserves before we come up empty at so...  Read More

Romans 12:1–2 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not confor...  Read More

 I met a man along my hike He was carrying a pack and a broken bike All his trash looked like quite a rig I asked him “Why do you have a pack so big?” “This heavy weight upon my back” He said as he ad...  Read More

PRIORITIES OF LIFE - FOR WHAT OR FOR WHOM ARE YOU LIVING? WHAT OR WHOM DO YOU DEEM AS MOST IMPORTANT IN THIS LIFE? TO WHAT OR WHOM AREYOU GIVING FIRST PLACE?God recognizes that there is a time for eve...  Read More

Do you want a life of peace, contentment and joy? Then it is time to develop a life filled with praise and thanksgiving to God. The way in which the peace of God is going to rule in your hearts is thr...  Read More

Standing out from the crowd, swimming upstream, or however you want to state being different, has always been a difficult proposition for the believer. We are essentially different from the world arou...  Read More

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.  Romans 12:21  Violence has been, and yes, is becoming an ever-increasing preoccupation for the populace. It takes up a great portion of the news ...  Read More

  “. . . For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). The will of God is not so hard to ascertain. God has spelled out much of it for us, in fact, all that He in...  Read More

"Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution" (2 Timothy 3:12). To what degree and of what kind of persecution we must endure differs widely, but nonetheless, the suffer...  Read More

I know that what I am about to address is either foreign to many, or may not be in vogue today. Nonetheless, I believe the biblical admonition is still apropos. My Bible still reads, "Thou shalt not t...  Read More

Psalm 101:6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.Role models abound today, wrong ones! We need more positi...  Read More

Are you pondering the path of your feet? Where are you walking, in whose ways, and how consistently? I encourage you to walk in the light of God’s Word and will. If you seek to do so, you will have tr...  Read More

Decisions, Decisions! How do you come to determine what you will do and when, or whether to scrap your plans for something else? Do you make decisions as if you are the only one that matters, and with...  Read More

Walking and talking to God face to face someday will be a grand experience, but in the mean time we can draw near to Him in full assurance of faith and converse through the wonderful avenue of prayer....  Read More

What God enjoys and encourages most is mercy, gentleness, compassion, and so much more in the way of peace. In keeping with His desires and character, He wants His children to “Let [thier] moderation ...  Read More