A Different Path Career change, Following God, Ministry, vocational ministry William Carey is an example of someone who make a career change to full-time ministry. This is not to say that all believers must… READ MORE
Connection And Encouragement Connection, Encouragement, Following God, Love One Another, Mission At the end of the film Paterson (directed by Jim Jarmusch, Bleecker Street, 2016), the protagonist has given up his dreams of being a… READ MORE
The Father Calling, Father, Following God, God's power, Guidance, Journey, Relationship with God The process of God empowering us as he calls us is like a father helping his young son learn a trade skill, like carpentry…. READ MORE
Training Discipleship, Discipline, Following God, Training We desire to be changed and to follow God’s way of living. That transformation comes through being trained (discipled) in his ways. If you… READ MORE
Drum Majors Discipline, Focus, Following God, God's Plan, Maturity Drum majors are tasked with keeping an entire marching band in step and on the beat. Drum majors keep themselves visible to limit confusion…. READ MORE
The Secret History Commandments, Disobedience, Evil, Following God, Hate, Obedience, Sinful Nature, Ten Commandments In the novel The Secret History by Donna Tartt, a group of affluent college students decide to murder a close friend of theirs. As… READ MORE
The Breakfast Club Commandments, Disobedience, Following God, Honor, Obedience, Respect, Ten Commandments The commandment to honor your father and mother of course gets tricky when you have abusive or manipulative parents. It is important to read… READ MORE
American Idol Commandments, Following God, Idolatry, Idols, Putting God First, Ten Commandments An idol is something you create, and it is something you worship. It can be a person. It can be an object. It can… READ MORE
Stolen Joy Commandments, Following God, Sin, Stealing, Ten Commandments There was a man who lived across the street from an abandoned home. Every spring the most beautiful daffodils and tulips would bloom in… READ MORE
An Example of Faith Abraham, Example, Faith, Following God, Genesis, Hebrews, Obedience, Romans, Trust “So Abram went, as the LORD had told him” ( Genesis 12:4). This is the demonstration of faith that the author of Hebrews, as… READ MORE
Hardwired Creation, Design, Following God, Generosity, Giving, Happiness, Joy, Purpose It is amazing how God has hardwired our brains and bodies to even function in ways that reward us following him. While it is… READ MORE
False Understanding Acts 4:12, Evangelicals, Faith, Following God, Heaven, Hell, Luke 19:10, Mark 16:16, Poll, Romans 1:16, Salvation, Skeptical, The Gospel, Titus 2:11-12, Tradition A 2014 study from Ligonier Ministries found: “Just under half of Americans (45 percent) say there are many ways to heaven—which conflicts with traditional… READ MORE