Is It Wrong to Be Angry at God About the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Suffering?

       7 Lessons from Job: Is It Wrong to Be Angry at God? – Part 3           The Biblical story of Job illustrates the problem of undeserved suffering. In that case, what lessons can we learn from Job’s experience to assist us in our times of suffering?     […]

Can We Question and Complain to God About the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Suffering?

7 Lessons from Job: Can We Question God? – Part 2         In the Bible, the story of Job is the archetypal illustration of undeserved suffering. As such, what are lessons we can take from Job to help us in our times of hardship?        A Quick Look:   Lesson […]

Is God to Blame For the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Suffering?

                   7 Lessons From Job: Is God to Blame? – Part 1                        The suffering of Job is the quintessential example of undeserved suffering. As such, what are lessons we can take from Job to help us […]

Hope Is More Than Wishing

A Quick Look Hope Is More Than Wishing What Is Hope? The Source of Hope Hope in the Old Testament Hope in the New Testament Hope for Now – Hope for Today Bonus Resource: The Story of Hope Stout  Hope Do you have “it”? Do you want “it”? Will you share “it”? Hope Is More […]

5 Things You Have to Believe In Order to Hear From God

        A Quick Look  5 Things You Have to Believe In Order to Hear From God          You have to believe that YeHoVaH exists. You have to believe He knows you and desires a relationship with you.  You have to believe He will do what He has said He […]

(Almost) All About Eve

      Recently, discipleship.org posted this on Facebook.           20 Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living.                                      Genesis 3:20 NIV   This was right after Mother’s Day.   I know that biblical names have a meaning that relates to the person, their […]

Forego Fear, Practice Prudence, Pursue Peace

Let me ask you. How are you? How are you doing? Are you fearful in the world as it is today? Are you afraid of the future, for yourself, for your family? Are you scared by the news, by what you hear, see, and read online and from the Media? Or, Are you at peace […]

Don’t “Pass Over” Passover On the Way to Easter!

        Quick. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the word “Exodus”?       “Moses and the Plagues” or “The Red Sea Crossing,” right?       However, the pivot point of the story is the night of the Passover. It’s the beginning of the transformation of the […]

Why Does Discipleship Matter?

Why Does Discipleship Matter? The Short Answer or The Long Answer? Both right here.

10 Reasons Not To Read The Bible

         Biblical Illiteracy, even among self-identified, church-attending Christians is rampant. Christians say the Bible is God’s Word, but even among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading it every day. Few Protestant Churchgoers Read the Bible Daily by Aaron Earls                      10 […]

Who Is the Light TO the World?

      December is a month about light, or the lack thereof. December is the month of waning sunlight and waxing darkness (at least in the northern hemisphere). December creates a world of shadow and darkness, and, often, of loss and isolation.       This world in physical darkness cries out for light. […]

Discipleship: Are You Obeying Your King?

  Ever since I discovered Relationship is different than Religion, I have been passionately interested in Discipleship, at becoming a follower of Jesus, at being more than a “pew-warmer.” I discovered I needed to be discipled. I discovered I wanted to be discipled. I discovered I deeply desire to be a disciple and make disciples.  […]