Faith First: The Importance of Prioritizing God

As the church grows, problems seem to appear out of no where. We become on fire for God, and then in our zeal, we forget somethings. We think about the things that we can do for so many. Then we become overwhelmed by all of the things we want to do that we forget theContinue reading “Faith First: The Importance of Prioritizing God”

Exploring the Significance of Blood and Life in Faith

As we are going through life, sometimes we do not understand the ramifications of all that we do. Our actions are dictated by our decisions. The decisions we make now lead to actions that affect what kind of decisions we make later. For example (some neutral decisions), if I make a decision to buy thisContinue reading “Exploring the Significance of Blood and Life in Faith”

Listening to God’s Voice: Guidance Through Life’s Challenges

Do you ever wonder if you have something good in store for you when you get through the hardships you are experiencing? I mean, when you are having are very hard time keeping up with all of the responsibilities of daily life, you are just struggling to hold it all together, and you think “CanContinue reading “Listening to God’s Voice: Guidance Through Life’s Challenges”

Faith and New Beginnings: A Guide for the New Year

The beginning of a new year brings about thoughts of resolutions and thankfulness. Yes, I understand that Thanksgiving happened awhile back. However, the new year causes me to think about all of the things that happened over the last year. Some of those things were difficult. But, some of those things that happened were wonderful,Continue reading “Faith and New Beginnings: A Guide for the New Year”

Understanding the Role of Missionaries in Today’s World

Throughout the years, I have donated to various missionaries to meet their daily physical needs as they meet the spiritual needs of others. These various missionaries were brothers and sisters in Christ, but I didn’t know them personally. Now that my son has become a missionary, I want to learn more biblically about the calling.Continue reading “Understanding the Role of Missionaries in Today’s World”

Understanding Biblical Sin: A Journey to Forgiveness

There are a few really big themes in the Bible, and one of them is “sin”. Sin is really about the things that we do, and even what we think, that don’t line up with what God wants for us. It’s kind of like missing the goal in soccer or forgetting to take out theContinue reading “Understanding Biblical Sin: A Journey to Forgiveness”