It does not take much discernment to recognize that we are living in a time of tremendous spiritual confusion. Deception is widespread, fewer people are interested in understanding the Bible, and our culture no longer places the same importance on biblical values that it once did. As a result, ideas that would have been immediately recognized as contrary to Scripture …
Have We Neglected the Gospels
This teaching examines the vital place the Gospel accounts should have in the lives of Christians today. While recognizing legitimate distinctions between biblical administrations and the importance of understanding to whom a passage was originally addressed, it challenges the tendency to let those distinctions diminish the value of the Gospels or the Hebrew Scriptures. All Scripture contributes to the larger …
Who Decides What Is True?
Imagine that someone you care about calls you after a painful disagreement. They explain what happened, what was said, and why they were hurt. Their account seems reasonable, and by the end of the conversation, you feel certain that you understand the situation. Later, you speak with the other person, and the story sounds entirely different. The facts are the …
Maturing in Christ
Every so often, I have to stop and ask myself a hard question: Am I really maturing in Christ? It is easy to assume that I am. I can point to how long I have believed, how much Scripture I know, or how many responsibilities I carry. But maturity is usually revealed in moments that are far less impressive: when …
Pride: Why God Opposes the Proud
Few statements in Scripture are more sobering than the words, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble” (James 4:6). Pride was the first sin committed against God, which makes it especially important to recognize for what it is: a direct challenge to His authority. Most Christians understand that pride is wrong, but James says far more than …
What Are You Seeing?
As I reflect on my own spiritual journey, one truth has become increasingly clear over the years. My relationship with God and my Lord Jesus Christ is revealed far more by how I live and treat others than by what I claim to believe. Looking back, I can trace the patient work of God’s Word transforming my life through years …
What Are You Thinking?
A few days ago, I received an unexpected phone call from someone I had not spoken with in more than three years. At one time, we served together in ministry. Circumstances eventually led us down very different paths, and the relationship ended with hurt, disappointment, and unresolved tension. Since then, there had been no communication between us. When my phone …
God Speaks Well of You
There are moments in Scripture when God intentionally slows us down and invites us to look deeper. Ephesians 1:3 is one of those moments. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenly places in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3) In this single verse, the word “blessed” appears three different …
Act Like It Matters
If what we believe is true, it should show up in how we live. Not in theory or intention, but in action. It is easy to say something matters. It is much harder to live like it does. Most of us would say our faith matters, that God matters, and that what Jesus accomplished matters. Yet when I step back …
Taking the Self Out of Low Self-Esteem
Rich Robson taught on addressing low self-esteem by removing the “self” from self-esteem and returning to what God says. Rather than seeking validation through behavior or the opinions of others, he emphasized that believers are justified by God through Jesus Christ. True righteousness is not earned through performance; it is given by grace. Building on 1 Corinthians 4:3–4, Rich explained …