1 Timothy 2:15

Welcome to Real Life. Happy Mother’s Day! In January, I was in church on a Sunday morning praying fervently that God would give me hi……

Will the rise of the self-proclaimed TikTok preachers out there, we need men and women committed to preaching God’s word with clarity, authority, and accuracy. FREE Step by Step Message Writing Checklist In this video, I begin by sharing a couple concerns I have about the current culture of you…

Contrary to popular belief, our biggest problems are not economic, ecological, social, or political. Our real problems are pride, indifference, greed, hatred, bigotry, perversion, corruption, sexua……

On Sunday, we made our way through 1 Timothy 2:9-14. We stopped short of finishing the chapter: verse 15 would have taken a bit more time than we had available to us. After describing the fact that “Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became…

This series was first published during June 2018. –ed. True discernment isimpossiblewithout divine power. We need the true Discerner—the Holy Spirit—to lead us into all truth (John 16:13). We cannot fully understand what God is saying to us in His Word without the illuminating work of the Holy Spirit.First Corinthians 2:11says, “The thoughts of God …

True biblical discernment isn’t developed by osmosis. It’s cultivated over time, as a believer matures in faith. The last few days, we’ve been considering the essential ingredients for discernment, including consistent prayer, the pursuit of godly wisdom, moral integrity, and the necessity of faithful Bible teaching and teachers. But none of those elements can function …

Thispost was first published during May 2014. –ed. True biblical discernment isn’t developed by osmosis. It’s cultivated over time, as a believer matures in faith. The last few days, we’ve been considering the essential ingredients for discernment, including consistent prayer, the pursuit of godly wisdom, moral integrity, and the necessity of faithful Bible teaching and …

Intolerance for biblical Christianity is seemingly on the rise. This shouldn’t surprise us—the Lord promised that His people would be persecuted. But it should sharpen our resolve to remain faithful and pure before a watching and increasingly hostile world. This series, first published in July 2015, is a timely reminder to that end. –ed. It’s …

Intolerance for biblical Christianity is seemingly on the rise. This shouldn’t surprise us—the Lord promised that His people would be persecuted. But it should sharpen our resolve to remain faithful and pure before a watching and increasingly hostile world. This series, first published in July 2015, is a timely reminder to that end. –ed. What …

This post was first published in January, 2015. —ed. Churches suffer when pastoral search committees are informed more by the corporate world than by the Word of God. Preferences concerning style, personality, appearance, speaking ability, management skills, and sense of humor often factor too heavily in the decision-making process, obscuring clear instructions from God’s Word …