My brother in Christ, Stan Barth, and I have served several years together at Hutchins State Jail and Dallas Real Estate Ministries. Over the past few years, Stan has written a weekly devotional entitled SOAP. I’ve published a few of these in our devotional series. They are all good and meaningful. Today, I would like […]
Confusion In this day and age, there is much confusion in the church about doctrine and identity, even gender confusion. I thought it would be a good time to see what the authority of Scripture says about who you are. It is vitally important to be secure of your identity in Christ. I borrowed this […]
God-breathed Inspiration can accurately be defined as breathed out, or God-breathed. While it is his spoken word, it is infinitely more than just words or ideas. It has the very breath of God in it, inspired by his holiness and love. It is alive, active, and, yes, profitable. It is his truth within the words […]
Christian worldview What happens when two worldviews collide? How about you? What is your typical response and course of action when the secular worldview conflicts with your Christian worldview? Or do you even have a Christian worldview? It’s not hard to have a non-Christian worldview because it’s in your face every day. We live in […]
God’s truth Consider for a moment that you are seated at the feet of your heavenly Father, with Christ and the Spirit present. He asks about what seems to be troubling you. You address the ongoing issue of an enemy of yours that is unrelenting and wreaks havoc in so many areas of your life. […]
Reclaiming fatherhood Jonathan Habashy is on a family mission trip in Rwanda, Africa. It just so happens that it is the base of operations for Abiding Fathers for all of Africa. Our two directors, Bosco and Derrick, had the pleasure of meeting with Jonathan and his wife last week. Jonathan is serving as our Donor Care Consultant. […]
Walk by faith We know the Scriptures, but we’re not making them a part of our walk. We know them, but we don’t trust them. Therefore, fear takes over because it has no eyes of faith. A believer must walk by faith and not by sight. When we rely on our sight, we can’t see […]
Division in America Sometime back, I heard a gentleman speak on the issue of division in America. He said, correctly, that in the past, America has been united when there’s an outside enemy, such as during the world wars. He said the problem today is that we are our enemy. Therefore there is division. Personally, […]
Spirit of God “The voice of the Spirit of God is as gentle as a summer breeze—so gentle that unless you are living in complete fellowship and oneness with God, you will never hear it.” Written by Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest. This is what might be known as ‘one with the Spirit’. Oswald says […]
Drought If you live in Dallas or parts nearby, the latter part of Spring has been extremely hot. Summer is supposed to arrive tomorrow, so I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet. Some believe that we’re entering into a severe drought. I’m praying that God will be merciful and deliver us from anything like that. […]