Psalm 119:18 - "Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law."2 Timothy 2:15 - "Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."The journey of studying Scripture requires more than just reading - it demands careful observation, interpretation, and application. Here are some principles to effectively studyi...  Read More

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. - 1 John 5:3Understanding God's Word isn't just an intellectual exercise - it's connected to our willingness to obey. When we commit to following what we already know, God faithfully reveals more of His truth to us. God has no obligation to give you any more light until you're willing to obey him i...  Read More

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin." - Hebrews 4:15"Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." - Psalm 119:11When Jesus faced temptation in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-11), He didn't rely on His divine power - He relied on Scripture. This wasn't just a coincidence; it was...  Read More

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." - Hebrews 13:8"The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever." – Isaiah 40:8 If you watch news media outlets, you are confronted with conflicting narratives. You watch or read from one source, and you are given one set of apparent “facts”. You watch or read from another source, and you are given a different set...  Read More

Living in a democratic republic as a Christian American has a unique set of challenges. At times, we are misunderstood by Christians living in other countries, whose form of government is more of a dictatorship. Christians in these kinds of countries quote Romans 13:1, which says, “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.” We are told to be more submissive as faithful Christians. Ho...  Read More

"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." - Ephesians 6:12 Have you ever felt like you're in a battle you can't see? That's because you are. As believers, we face spiritual warfare daily, though it often goes unnoticed. The good news is that we're not le...  Read More

"Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves…. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." – James 1:21, 22, 25 Other voices will speak into every situation under heaven, but t...  Read More

Revelation 10:8–11 (NKJV) 8 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again and said, “Go, take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.”9 So I went to the angel and said to him, “Give me the little book.” And he said to me, “Take and eat it; and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be as sweet as honey in your mouth.”10 The...  Read More

"And that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity." - Ephesians 2:16 (NKJV)There was a Native American who was asked to describe his salvation, and even though he didn't speak very good English, he was able to paint an incredible picture. He put some leaves on the ground in a circle, and there was dirt in the middle. Then he placed a c...  Read More

"For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father." - Ephesians 2:18 (NKJV)Sometimes in marriage counseling or premarital counseling, I'll try to tell a couple that their greatest success will be when they have God in the center of their marriage. I describe their relationship like a triangle where God is at the top of the triangle. The husband is on one point on the side, the wife ...  Read More

"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." - Galatians 3:28 (NKJV)One of my favorite movies of all time is based on a true story from Alexandria, Virginia - "Remember the Titans." It shows what happened when three segregated high schools were forced to integrate into one school. The football teams had to...  Read More

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." - Ephesians 2:13 (NKJV)Do you remember what it was like to be lost? Paul is trying to help the Gentiles understand what they had before Jesus came into their lives. They were on the outside looking in. They had no Christ, no citizenship in God's family, no covenant with God, no hope, and were without...  Read More