Tag: Bible study

One of my clients is a luxury home builder in Texas. The company's specialty is the custom-built estate home on a large, private lot. One of their selling points is that they build homes that become lasting family legacies passed down from generation to generation. It all sounds good to…

One of the things that makes Judaism and Christianity so distinct from every other belief system is the idea of relationship. Our God is not some faraway, unapproachable deity that we serve in hopes of staying on his good side. Judaism and Christianity are both designed to govern the relationship…

The entire collection of psalms was, at some point following the return from Babylon, organized into 5 books. The first book included psalms 1-41. David is the sole author. Beginning with psalm 42, we are into the second book. Authorship changes from this point forward. We see psalms from David,…

It's nearly impossible to describe God using human words and phrases. But if I had to choose a phrase I think best describes His heart, it would be 'Master of Mercy'. God is our Master and a merciful one at that. But he is also the master of mercy himself.…

Back in the 1980's and '90s I spent quite a bit of time involved in prison ministries. I learned there were two types of convicts. First were those who owned what they had done, accepted doing their time, and committed to keeping their heads down and bettering themselves. The second…

Do you know beyond all doubt, that if you die today, your eternal soul would be with Jesus in Paradise? You might think in terms of heaven, and that's fine for the purposes of this Bible study. The main question is whether or not you are confident of your eternal…

Have you ever pondered the enormity of the heavens? Have you ever looked up at the stars and wondered just how vast and incomprehensible the universe really is? Even with our advanced tools and technology, we can't find or know the limits of the universe. Guess what? God's mercy is…

Can we all agree that the world is going crazy? It's to be expected. The Bible tells us that things will get progressively worse until Jesus comes back. As Christians, we see all the craziness. We also let it get to us. We allow ourselves to get angry; to get…

We normally view running from danger as an act of fear. That's okay. God gave us the emotion of fear to help protect us from danger. But as children of God, we Christians need not be fearful people. We can run from danger yet still not do so in fear.…

This week is Thanksgiving week. Need a reason to be thankful? Psalms 32+33 give us 10 reasons; perhaps more depending on how you read them. Regardless, we of all people should be grateful. And our gratitude should be seen by others as we offer daily praise to our God and…