Many times over many decades I've been lifted in a challenging time by just one verse of scripture. And I'm not alone, as an internet search will quickly reveal. Here's the verse I'm talking about, and its not even a complete sentence: "Casting all … [Read more]
Have I Committed the Unforgivable Sin?
Here is a conversation I have on a regular basis: Reader: “Paul, I’m worried that I have committed the unforgivable sin.” Me: “You haven’t.” Reader: “But I had these terrible thoughts about the Lord…” Me: “You didn’t commit an unforgivable sin.” … [Read more]
Living According to Design
Our three-year-old grandson Fowler recently was taken to the toy store by his "Grams" as an encouragement for his memory work. She let him pick out his choice which was a remote-controlled speed boat. I assembled it and got the batteries in the right … [Read more]
Baby Birds, Recently Hatched!
I love watching birds! We have a bird feeder in our front yard right in front of our porch swing and I love to sit on our swing, listen to worship music and watch the birds. Whenever I take the time to notice birds I’m always reminded of how … [Read more]
604. Why “Trying Harder” Doesn’t Work
Those Christians who are seeking to improve right-standing with God through their efforts are guaranteed to fail. Many will often wonder where they stand with God as they work to improve their behavior in order to attain more of God’s forgiveness, … [Read more]
Fame or Faithfulness?
I’m a thinker. I love to process life and I also love to write about life! Our family just finished up a week of volunteering at our church, St. Louis Family Church’s JUMP Camp. I know all four of us would agree that it was one of the … [Read more]
Who was the Serpent in the Garden?
We hope you enjoy the video here. This is part 1 of a 4 part series. Filed under: Uncategorized … [Read more]
Grace Bombs and Patreon: An Update
When I started writing about the gospel of grace, I had no idea that this message would go all over the world. I figured I’d get maybe 20-30 subscribers, and that’d be it. But I discovered something: people everywhere are starving for good news. … [Read more]
603. Believers ID’d as Righteous, Apart from Behavior
How you are identified as a believer in Jesus Christ is entirely separate from your works and actions. Israelites under the law declared that the attempt to keep the law of works would be righteousness for them, but there was never an individual who … [Read more]
How faith righteousness came about.
One of the fundamental things we are mistaken about is this. That it takes faith in God to have righteousness credited to you. This concept was introduced in the scripture here. Genesis 15:6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to … [Read more]
Do You Really Believe God Is ONLY Good?
When I read this daily devotion (below) from Pastor Joseph Prince recently, I knew I wanted to share it with you. First, some personal thoughts: I’ve come to the sad conclusion that there may be more Christians who believe wrong about God in … [Read more]
Do We Need a Gospel Revolution?
Recently I was asked, "Why are you so passionate about the centrality of the first coming of Jesus? Why do you continue to promote the importance of the resurrection? I would think that by this age you have moved on to other subjects of relevance." I … [Read more]
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