February 2025

Faith expressing itself through love is really what God wants from us. See Galatians 5:6: 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. First, we often are drawn to put some activity before faith as a marker for our life in Christ. Through faith the doors to the Kingdom are open and light dawns. It is not our kindness or church attendance that leads us to the Kingdom. However, …

Habakkuk’s complaint is but one of the places in the Bible where the writer complains about God. I have often said that if you do not have any discomfort with God, then you have probably made him into an idol conforming to what you want him to be.(This cannot be true)  You likely did not do it on purpose.  Our own hearts can deceive us. I am a Christian. Why do I say we must have some discomfort?  Well, we …

God created emotions and has more of them than we do. He is softer than moms and tougher then dads. God gave us all the emotions above. We ought naught ban any emotion but let’s look at some guardrails. Let’s consider human anger. Ephesians says: 25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. 26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]: Do not let the sun go down while you are …

How should we consider loving the world? The Bible clearly says: 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them. God further says: 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. So, He loves the world and we should not? This takes a more careful thought. God loves and hates the world.  Let’s look …